Hypothenemus eruditus Westwood

Beaver, Roger A. & Smith, Sarah M., 2022, The bark and ambrosia beetles of Bhutan (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae and Platypodinae): a synopsis with three new species of Scolytinae, Zootaxa 5174 (1), pp. 1-24 : 11

Hypothenemus eruditus Westwood complex

Tomicus (Hypothenemus) eruditus Westwood, 1836: 34 .

Hypothenemus eruditus Westwood, 1839: 353 .

Hypothenemus eruditus was recorded from Bhutan by Schedl (1975). Wood & Bright (1992) list 70 synonyms of this species. It is clear that it is a complex of many species, not easily separated morphologically, and that many of the supposed synonyms should be resurrected ( Kambestad et al. 2017). It is not known if the Bhutanese specimen has the morphological or molecular characteristics of H. eruditus sensu stricto.

Distribution. Throughout the tropical and subtropical regions of the world, although probably of American origin ( Wood 1977). Often imported into temperate zone countries, and occasionally established there in greenhouses and other warmer sites.

Biology. Recorded from twigs, branches, seeds and fruits of hundreds of plant species, and one of the most commonly collected species in the tropics and subtropics ( Wood 2007).