Bark and Ambrosia Beetles of North and Central America

SYNONYMY

• Tomicus piniperda (Linnaeus 1758) Systema Naturae 10th Ed: 355
• Myelophlius piniperda (Linnaeus 1758) Systema Naturae 10th Ed.: 355
• Dermestes piniperda Linnaeus 1758. Systema Naturae 10th Ed: 355
• Bostrichus testaceus Fabricius 1787. Mantissa Insectorum: 37
• Bostrichus abietinus Fabricius 1792. Entomol. System. Emend.: 367
• Hylurgus analogus LeConte 1868. Trans. Amer. Ent. Soc. 2: 172
• Blastophagus major Eggers 1943. Ent. Blatt. 39: 50

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.  This species is found throughout the Eurasian conifer forests from western Europe to Japan and Siberia. It has become established in northeastern North America.

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). [128]

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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