Scolytodes maurus (Blandford 1897)  


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SYNONYMY


  • Scolytodes maura (Blandford 1897) Biol. Cent. Amer. 4(6): 178
  • Scolytodes maurus (Blandford 1897) Biol. Cent. Amer. 4(6): 178
  • Prionosceles maurus Blandford 1897. Biol. Cent. Amer. 4(6): 178
  • Scolytodes medius (Eggers 1928) Arch. Inst. Biol. Sao Paolo 1: 89
  • Prionosceles medius Eggers 1928. Arch. Inst. Biol. Sao Paolo 1: 89
  • Hexacolus ellipticus Eggers 1934. Ent. Blatt. 30: 80

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.   Intermediate and lower elevations in humid forests from eastern Mexico to Venezuela and Bolivia.


  • Central America (27)
    Costa Rica (12): Alajuela (1), Cartago (1), Guanacaste (2), Heredia (1), Limón (1), Puntarenas (3), San José (3); Guatemala (4): Escuintla (2), Izabal (1), Quetzaltenango (1); Honduras (8): Atlántida (1), Cortés (2), Francisco Morazán (1), Olancho (4); Panamá (3): Los Santos (1), Panamá (2);
  • Caribbean (1)
    Rep. Dominicana (1): unknown (1);
  • North America (29)
    México (29): Campeche (11), Chiapas (3), Hidalgo (1), Oaxaca (4), Tabasco (2), Veracruz (8);
  • South America (6)
    Bolivia (1): Cochabamba (1); Colombia (1): unknown (1); Ecuador (1): Napo (1); Suriname (1): unknown (1); Venezuela (2): Miranda (2);


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.


  • No host information (16);
  • trap (2): (1): no details (1); flight intercept (1): no details (1);
  • Urticaceae (45) Cecropia (45): insignis (2), obtusifolia (18), peltata (2), polyphlebia (1), sp. (21), tosaensis (1);


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. 1982. The bark and ambrosia beetles of North and Central America (Coleoptera: Scolytidae), a taxonomic monograph. Great Basin Nat. Mem. 6:1-1356. [474]. (data capture complete)
  • 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). [394]
  • Wood, S.L. 2007. Bark and ambrosia beetles of South America (Coleoptera: Scolytidae). Monte L. Bean Sci. Mus.,Provo, Utah. 900 pp. [270]. (data capture complete)

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. Bright, D.E. 1972. New species of Scolytidae (Coleoptera) from Mexico, with additional notes. II. Subfamilies Scolytinae and Hylesininae. Can. Entomol. 104: 1489-1497.
  3. Bright, D.E., Skidmore, R.E. 2002. A Catalog of Scolytidae and Platypodidae (Coleoptera), Supplement 2 (1995-1999). NRC Research Press. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
  4. 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): -.
  5. Jordal, B.H. 1998. A review of Scolytodes Ferrari (Coleoptera: Scolytidae) associated with Cecropia (Cecropiaceae) in the northern Neotropics. J. Nat. Hist. 32: 31-84.
  6. Jordal, B.H. 2013. New species and records of Scolytodes (Coleoptera, Curculionidae: Scolytinae) from South America. Zootaxa 3721(6): 529-551.
  7. Jordal, B.H. 2018. Hidden gems in museum cabinets: new species and new distributionbal records of Scolytodes (Coleoptera: Scolytinae). Zootaxa 4504(1): 0-104.
  8. Pérez De La Cruz, M.; Equihua Martinez, A.; Romero Nápoles, J.; Sánchez Soto, S.; García López, E. 2009. Diversidad, fluctuación poblacional y plantas huésped de escolitinos (Coleoptera:Curculionidae) asociados con el agroecosistema cacao en Tabasco, México. Rev. Mex. Biodiv. 80: 779-791.
  9. Wood, S.L. 1975. New synonymy and new species of American bark beetles (Coleoptera: Scolytidae). Great Basin Nat. 35(1): 21-32.
  10. Wood, S.L. 1982. The bark and ambrosia beetles of North and Central America (Coleoptera: Scolytidae), a taxonomic monograph. Great Basin Nat. Mem. 6: 1-1356.
  11. Wood, S.L. 2007. Bark and ambrosia beetles of South America (Coleoptera: Scolytidae). Monte L. Bean Science Museum. Provo, Utah: 1-900.
  12. 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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No.Collection dataPublication
Central America
1-> Costa Rica, Alajuela, Res. Forest., 25 km NE San Ramon; 20/XI/1993; Kirkendall, L.R.; Urticaceae: Cecropia peltata[MUCR (5) (Jordal, B.H. 1998: 41)]
2-> Costa Rica, Cartago, Turrialba[IPFK (1: holotype, male) (Wood, S.L. 1975: 22) (Wood, S.L. 2007: 270)]
3-> Costa Rica, Guanacaste, Pitilla Biological Station; 9/IX/1994; Jordal, B.H.; Urticaceae: Cecropia obtusifolia[MUCR (8) (Jordal, B.H. 1998: 41)]
4-> Costa Rica, Guanacaste, Sta. Elena; 15/IX/1994; Jordal, B.H.; Urticaceae: Cecropia obtusifolia[MUCR (18) (Jordal, B.H. 1998: 41)]
5-> Costa Rica, Heredia, La Selva Biol. Sta., Puerto Viejo; 2/IX/1994; Jordal, B.H.; Urticaceae: Cecropia insignis[MUCR (8) (Jordal, B.H. 1998: 41)]
6-> Costa Rica, Limón, Limón (provincia)[unknown (0) (Wood, S.L. 1982: 474)]
7-> Costa Rica, Puntarenas, Boscosa Biol. Sta., 6 km NW Rincón; 27/VIII/1994; Jordal, B.H.; Urticaceae: Cecropia obtusifolia[MUCR (1) (Jordal, B.H. 1998: 41)]
8-> Costa Rica, Puntarenas, Boscosa Biol. Sta., 6 km NW Rincón; 27/VIII/1994; Jordal, B.H.; Urticaceae: Cecropia insignis[MUCR (1) (Jordal, B.H. 1998: 41)]
9-> Costa Rica, Puntarenas, P.N. Manuel Antonio; 11/IX/1994; Jordal, B.H.; Urticaceae: Cecropia peltata[MUCR (17) (Jordal, B.H. 1998: 41)]
10-> Costa Rica, San José, Cerro Chirripo, Chirripo trail,; 13/IX/1994; Jordal, B.H.; Urticaceae: Cecropia polyphlebia[MUCR (10) (Jordal, B.H. 1998: 41)]
11-> Costa Rica, San José, San Isidro del General, 3 km N; 12/IX/1994; Jordal, B.H.; Urticaceae: Cecropia obtusifolia[MUCR (17) (Jordal, B.H. 1998: 41)]
12-> Costa Rica, San José, UCR, San Pedro; 20/VIII/1994; Jordal, B.H.; Urticaceae: Cecropia obtusifolia[MUCR (15) (Jordal, B.H. 1998: 41)]
13-> Guatemala, Escuintla, Palín; 19/V/1964; Wood, S.L.; Urticaceae: Cecropia sp.[USNM (3) (Jordal, B.H. 1998: 41)]
14-> Guatemala, Escuintla, Pantaleon[BMNH (1: lectotype, male) (Jordal, B.H. 1998: 41) (Wood, S.L. 2007: 270)] [MUCR (2: paratype(s)) (Jordal, B.H. 1998: 41)]
15-> Guatemala, Izabal, Finca Firmeza; 16/X/2006; Turnbow, R.H.[RHTC (1) (TH Atkinson-2008, unpublished)]
16-> Guatemala, Quetzaltenango, Cerro Zunil[BMNH (1: syntype(s)) (Wood, S.L. 1975: 22) (Wood, S.L. 2007: 270)]
17-> Honduras, Atlántida, PN Pico Bonito[unknown (1) (Jordal, B.H. 2018: 102)]
18-> Honduras, Cortés, Buenos Aires; 7/V/1964; Wood, S.L.; Urticaceae: Cecropia sp.[USNM (6) (Jordal, B.H. 1998: 41)]
19-> Honduras, Cortés, PN Cusuco; 15/VI/1995; Turnbow, R.H.; trap: flight intercept[RHTC (1) (TH Atkinson-2008, unpublished)]
20-> Honduras, Francisco Morazán, Francisco Morazán (provincia)[unknown (0) (Wood, S.L. 1982: 474)]
21-> Honduras, Olancho, Parque Nal. La Muralla; 28/XI/1995; Turnbow, R.H.[RHTC (1) (TH Atkinson-2008, unpublished)]
22-> Honduras, Olancho, PN La Muralla, 14 km N La Union; 17/VIII/1994; Anderson, R.; Urticaceae: Cecropia sp.[unknown (20) (Jordal, B.H. 1998: 41)]
23-> Honduras, Olancho, PN La Muralla, La Union; 18/VIII/1994; Cave, R.D.; Urticaceae: Cecropia sp.[EAPZ (1) (TH Atkinson-2013, unpublished)]
24-> Honduras, Olancho, PN La Muralla, La Union; 25/VI/1994; Cordero, R.[EAPZ (1) (TH Atkinson-2013, unpublished)]
25-> Panamá, Los Santos, Cerro Canajagua; 4/I/1984; Atkinson, T.H.; Urticaceae: Cecropia sp.[CEAM (7) (Atkinson, T.H.; Equihua M., A. 1985: 232) (TH Atkinson-2020, unpublished)]
26-> Panamá, Panamá, El Llano-Carti Rd., km 12; 27/VI/1997; Turnbow, R.H.[UTIC (2) (TH Atkinson-2008, unpublished)]
27-> Panamá, Panamá, El Llano-Carti Rd., km 8-12; 12/V/1996; Turnbow, R.H.; Urticaceae: Cecropia sp.[RHTC (1) (TH Atkinson-2008, unpublished)]
Caribbean
28-> Rep. Dominicana, unknown, Rep. Dominicana (country)[unknown (1) (Wood, S.L.; Bright, D.E. 1992: 395)]
North America
29-> México, Campeche, Campo de Investigación Forestal 'El Tormento'; 27/III/1983; Estrada V., A.; Urticaceae: Cecropia obtusifolia[CEAM () (Estrada V., A, Atkinson, T.H. 1989: 205)]
30-> México, Campeche, Campo de Investigación Forestal 'El Tormento'; 25/III/1983; Estrada V., A.; Urticaceae: Cecropia obtusifolia[CEAM () (Estrada V., A, Atkinson, T.H. 1989: 205)]
31-> México, Campeche, Campo de Investigación Forestal 'El Tormento'; 28/III/1983; Estrada V., A.; Urticaceae: Cecropia obtusifolia[CEAM () (Estrada V., A, Atkinson, T.H. 1989: 205)]
32-> México, Campeche, Campo de Investigación Forestal 'El Tormento'; 11/V/1983; Estrada V., A.; Urticaceae: Cecropia obtusifolia[CEAM (13) (Estrada V., A, Atkinson, T.H. 1989: 205) (TH Atkinson-2020, unpublished)]
33-> México, Campeche, Campo de Investigación Forestal 'El Tormento'; 13/IV/1983; Estrada V., A.; Urticaceae: Cecropia obtusifolia[CEAM (6) (Estrada V., A, Atkinson, T.H. 1989: 205) (TH Atkinson-2020, unpublished)]
34-> México, Campeche, Campo de Investigación Forestal 'El Tormento'; 8/VII/1983; Estrada V., A.; Urticaceae: Cecropia obtusifolia[CEAM (2) (Estrada V., A, Atkinson, T.H. 1989: 205) (TH Atkinson-2020, unpublished)]
35-> México, Campeche, Campo de Investigación Forestal 'El Tormento'; 18/VII/1984; Estrada V., A.; Urticaceae: Cecropia obtusifolia[CEAM (3) (Estrada V., A, Atkinson, T.H. 1989: 205) (TH Atkinson-2020, unpublished)]
36-> México, Campeche, Campo de Investigación Forestal 'El Tormento'; 2/IX/1983; Estrada V., A.; Urticaceae: Cecropia obtusifolia[CEAM (3) (Estrada V., A, Atkinson, T.H. 1989: 205) (TH Atkinson-2020, unpublished)]
37-> México, Campeche, Campo de Investigación Forestal 'El Tormento'; 6/IX/1983; Estrada V., A.; Urticaceae: Cecropia obtusifolia[CEAM (1) (Estrada V., A, Atkinson, T.H. 1989: 205) (TH Atkinson-2020, unpublished)]
38-> México, Campeche, Campo de Investigación Forestal 'El Tormento'; 20/X/1983; Estrada V., A.; Urticaceae: Cecropia obtusifolia[CEAM (3) (Estrada V., A, Atkinson, T.H. 1989: 205) (TH Atkinson-2020, unpublished)]
39-> México, Campeche, Campo de Investigación Forestal 'El Tormento'; 13/XI/1983; Estrada V., A.; Urticaceae: Cecropia obtusifolia[CEAM (1) (Estrada V., A, Atkinson, T.H. 1989: 205) (TH Atkinson-2020, unpublished)]
40-> México, Chiapas, Cacahoatán; 5/XII/2013; Infante, F.; Urticaceae: Cecropia sp.[UTIC (6) (TH Atkinson-2016, unpublished)]
41-> México, Chiapas, El Bosque, 5 mi SW; 3/VII/1969; Bright, D.E.; Urticaceae: Cecropia sp.[CNC () (Bright, D.E. 1972: 1497)]
42-> México, Chiapas, Finca Alianza, 20 km NE Tapachula; 1/III/1995; Bø, J.; Urticaceae: Cecropia sp.[unknown (13) (Jordal, B.H. 1998: 41)]
43-> México, Hidalgo, Hidalgo (estado)[unknown (0) (Bright, D.E.; Skidmore, R.S. 1997: 87) (Bright, D.E., Skidmore, R.E. 2002: 58)]
44-> México, Oaxaca, Comaltepec, Pto. Antonio; 26/I/2013; Atkinson, T.H.; Urticaceae: Cecropia sp.[UTIC (2) (TH Atkinson-2013, unpublished)] [RJRC (4) (TH Atkinson-2013, unpublished)] [TAMU (7) (TH Atkinson-2013, unpublished)]
45-> México, Oaxaca, Matias Romero, 11 km N; 24/V/1967; Wood; Davidson; Urticaceae: Cecropia sp.[USNM (5) (Jordal, B.H. 1998: 41)]
46-> México, Oaxaca, Uxpanapa; Urticaceae: Cecropia obtusifolia[TAMU () (Atkinson, T.H.; Equihua M., A. 1986: 420)]
47-> México, Oaxaca, Uxpanapa, Río Verde; 26/IV/1982; Atkinson, T.H.; Urticaceae: Cecropia sp.[CEAM (5) (TH Atkinson-2020, unpublished)]
48-> México, Tabasco, Cárdenas, Ejido el Bajío; 2007; Perez de la Cruz, M.; trap[UJAT (1) (Pérez De La Cruz, M.; Equihua Martinez, A.; Romero Nápoles, J.; Sánchez Soto, S.; García López, E. 2009: 783)]
49-> México, Tabasco, Cardenas, Reserva CP; 20/VIII/2014; Atkinson, T.H.; Burgos S., A.; Urticaceae: Cecropia sp.[UTIC (3) (TH Atkinson-2014, unpublished)]
50-> México, Veracruz, Catemaco; 13/VI/1979; Atkinson, T.H.; Urticaceae: Cecropia sp.[CEAM (24) (Atkinson, T.H.; Equihua M., A. 1985: 232) (TH Atkinson-2017, unpublished)] [DGSV (2) (TH Atkinson-2017, unpublished)]
51-> México, Veracruz, Coatepec; Urticaceae: Cecropia sp.[CEAM (8) (Noguera M., F.A., Atkinson, T.H. 1990: 463)]
52-> México, Veracruz, Coatepec; 13/III/1980; Atkinson, T.H.; Urticaceae: Cecropia sp.[CEAM (5) (Atkinson, T.H.; Equihua M., A. 1985: 232) (TH Atkinson-2020, unpublished)]
53-> México, Veracruz, Est. Biol. Los Tuxtlas; 11/IX/2019; Atkinson, T.H.; Urticaceae: Cecropia tosaensis[UTIC (15) (TH Atkinson-2021, unpublished)]
54-> México, Veracruz, Lake Catemaco; 20/VI/1969; Bright, D.E.; Urticaceae: Cecropia sp.[CNC () (Bright, D.E. 1972: 1497)]
55-> México, Veracruz, Uxpanapa; 2/II/1984; Equihua M., A.; Urticaceae: Cecropia obtusifolia[TAMU () (Atkinson, T.H.; Equihua M., A. 1986: 420)] [CEAM (14) (TH Atkinson-2020, unpublished)]
56-> México, Veracruz, Uxpanapa; 27/V/1981; Equihua M., A.; Urticaceae: Cecropia sp.[CEAM (17) (TH Atkinson-2020, unpublished)]
57-> México, Veracruz, Uxpanapa; 27/IV/1982; Atkinson, T.H.; Urticaceae: Cecropia sp.[CEAm (5) (TH Atkinson-2020, unpublished)]
South America
58-> Bolivia, Cochabamba, Cochabamba (departamento)[USNM (1: lectotype, female) (Wood, S.L.; Bright, D.E. 1992: 395) (Anderson, W.H.; Anderson, D.M. 1971: 19) (Wood, S.L. 2007: 270)]
59-> Colombia, unknown, Colombia (country)[unknown (1) (Wood, S.L. 2007: 270)]
60-> Ecuador, Napo, Yasuni Res. Sta.; 12/VII/1996; Cognato, A.I.; Urticaceae: Cecropia sp.[MSUC (3) (Jordal, B.H. 2013: 550)]
61-> Suriname, unknown, Suriname (country)[unknown (0) (Bright, D.E.; Skidmore, R.S. 1997: 87)]
62-> Venezuela, Miranda, El Laurel Experimental Farm, 12 km SW Caracas[USNM (1) (Wood, S.L. 1982: 474)]
63-> Venezuela, Miranda, El Laurel Experimental Farm, 12 km SW Caracas; 1/V/1970; Wood, S.L.; Urticaceae: Cecropia sp.[USNM (1) (Wood, S.L. 2007: 270)]

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