North American Xyleborini north of Mexico: a review and key to genera and species (Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Scolytinae)
Author
Gomez, Demian F.
Author
Rabaglia, Robert J.
Author
Fairbanks, Katherine E. O.
Author
Hulcr, Jiri
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ZooKeys
2018
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http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.768.24697
journal article
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.768.24697
1313-2970-768-19
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Theoborus ricini (Eggers, 1932)
Fig. 12
Xyleborus ricini
Eggers, 1932.
Xyleborus solitariceps
Schedl, 1954. Synonymy
Wood 1989
.
Type material.
Holotype female;
"Congostaat"
; NMNH.
Distribution.
Africa (introduced); Central America: Costa Rica; North America: Antilles, Mexico, United States: Florida; South America: Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela.
Notes.
It is unclear if this species was introduced from South America or is native to North America. Distinguished by the light-brown color, the short and steep elytral declivity with stout and short interstrial setae, and the smooth posterior face of protibia.
Figure 12. Lateral and dorsal view of
Theoborus ricini
. Scale bar: 1.0 mm.