Bark and Ambrosia Beetles of

SYNONYMY

• Platypus apertus Chapuis 1865. Monographie des Platypides: 169
• Euplatypus hians (Chapuis 1865) Monographie des Platypides: 167
• Platypus hians Chapuis 1865. Monographie des Platypides: 167
• Platypus melanurus Chapuis 1865. Monographie des Platypides: 180
• Platypus perpusillus Chapuis 1865. Monographie des Platypides: 171
• Platypus poriferus Chapuis 1865. Monographie des Platypides: 168
• Euplatypus pulicaris (Chapuis 1865) Monographie des Platypides: 165
• Platypus pulicaris Chapuis 1865. Monographie des Platypides: 165
• Platypus schaumi Chapuis 1865. Monographie des Platypides: 181
• Euplatypus segnis (Chapuis 1865) Monographie des Platypides: 166
• Platypus segnis Chapuis 1865. Monographie des Platypides: 166
• Platypus viduus Chapuis 1865. Monographie des Platypides: 178
• Euplatypus bellus (Schedl 1933) Rev. Entomol. São Paulo 3(2): 172
• Platypus bellus Schedl 1933. Rev. de Ent. 3: 172
• Platypus virgatus Schedl 1935. Rev. de Ent. 5: 355
• Euplatypus costaricensis (Schedl 1936) Arch. Inst. Biol. Veg. Rio de Janeiro 3: 101
• Platypus costaricensis Schedl 1936. Arch. Inst. Biol. Veg. Rio de Janeiro 3: 101
• Platypus nitidipennis Schedl 1949. Not. Mus. de la Plata Zool. 14(116): 41

DISTRIBUTION.

Numbers in parentheses after each geographic unit are the number of distinct collection events in the database for that unit. For exotic species generally only countries are listed for localities outside the New World. For further information on published sources of distribution, check the REFERENCES section.

Distribution Comments.   Widespread in lowland tropical areas from Mexico to Argentina and Brazil.

There are no distribution records in the database

HOSTS

Numbers in parentheses after each host family, genus, or collection method are the number of distinct collection events in the database for that host or method.

REFERENCES

The following are important recent monographs, catalogs, and supplements to catalogs that refer to this species. The specific page on which the reference is made is shown in pink at the end of the reference. In the case of Wood (1982) and Wood & Bright (1992) clicking on the reference page will link to a digital version of the work in question.

• Wood, S.L., Bright,D.E. 1992. A catalog of Scolytidae and Platypodidae (Coleoptera), Part 2. Taxonomic Index. Great Basin Nat. Mem. 13:1-1553 (vol. A, B). [1179]

The following are references from which host and distribution data have been input into the database. If one of the above monographs or catalogs also appears in this list, it means that most relevant collection event data have been included.

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2. Alvidrez V., A.; Hernández C., F.D.; García M., O.; Mendoza V., R.; Rodríguez H., R.; Aguilar, C.N. 2012. Isolation and pathogenicity of fungi associated to ambrosia borer (Euplatypus segnis) found injuring prcan (Carya illinoensis) wood. Agric. Sci. 3 (3): 405-416.
3. Ángel R., M.; Ochoa A., S.; Fernández P., S.; Vásquez M., G.; Equihua Martinez, A.; Barrientos P., A.F.; Correa S., M.; Saucedo C., J.R. 2019. Identificación de escarabajos ambrosiales (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) asociados a árboles de aguacate en Michoacán, México. Folia Entomol. Mex. n.s. 5 (2): 80-88.
4. Atkinson, T.H.; Martínez F., E, Saucedo C., E, Burgos S., A 1986. Scolytidae y Platypodidae (Coleoptera) asociados a selva baja caducifolia y comunidades derivadas en el estado de Morelos. Fol. Entomol. Mex. 69: 41-82.
5. Bright, D.E., Skidmore, R.E. 2002. A Catalog of Scolytidae and Platypodidae (Coleoptera), Supplement 2 (1995-1999). NRC Research Press. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
6. Bright, D.E.; Skidmore, R.S. 1997. A Catalog of Scolytidae and Platypodidae (Coleoptera), Supplement 1 (1990-1994). A Catalog of Scolytidae and Platypodidae (Coleoptera), Supplement 1 (1990-1994): -.
7. Equihua M., A. 1985. Nuevos registros de localidades y huespedes de coleópteros Platypodidae americanos. Folia Entomol. Mex. 66: 143-144.
8. Geronimo T., J.C.; Pérez De La Cruz, M.; De la Cruz Perez, A.; Torres de la Cruz, M. 2015. Scolytinae y Platypodinae (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) asociados a manglares de Tabasco, México. Rev. Colomb. Entomol. 41(2): 257-261.
9. Pérez De La Cruz, M.; Hernández May, M.A.; De la Cruz Perez, A.; Sánchez Soto, S. 2016. Scolytinae y Platypodinae (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) de dos áreas de conservación en Tabasco, México. Rev. Biol. Trop. 64(1): 319-326.
10. Pérez De La Cruz,M.; Valdez Carrasco,J.M.; Romero N.,J.; Equihua Martínez,A.; Sánchez S.,S.; García L..E.; Pérez de La Cruz, A. 2011. Fluctuación poblacional, plantas huéspedes, distribucion y clave para la identificacion de Platypodidae (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) asociados al agroecosistema cacao en Tabasco, México. Acta Zool. Mex. 27(1): 129-143.
11. Reichardt, H. 1964. Notas sôbre a sistemática e biología de Platypodidae neotropicais. Rev. Bras. Entomol. 11: 85-90.
12. Schedl, K.E. 1940. Scolytidae, Coptonotidae y Platypodidae Mexicanos [cover dated 1939]. An. Esc. Nal.Cien. Nat., IPN 1(3-4): 317-377.
13. Schedl, K.E. 1978. Die Typen der Sammlung Schedl, Familie Platypodidae (Coleoptera). Kat. Wissenschaft. Samm. Naturhist. Mus. Wien 1: 1-82.
14. Wood, S.L.; Bright, D.E. 1992. A catalog of Scolytidae and Platypodidae (Coleoptera), Part 2. Taxonomic Index (Volumes A,B). Great Basin Nat. Mem. 13: 1-1553.

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There are no distribution records in the database

There are no distribution records in the database