Cryphalus pini ( Hopkins, 1915 )

Johnson, Andrew J., Honsberger, David & Beaver, Roger A., 2021, New records and taxonomic notes on Cryphalus Erichson, 1836 in Hawaiʻi (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae), Zootaxa 4999 (1), pp. 41-57 : 54

Cryphalus pini ( Hopkins, 1915) stat. res.

Piperius pini Hopkins, 1915: 39 .

Cryphalus pini ( Hopkins, 1915) : Schedl 1963b: 62.

Type material examined. Holotype Piperius pini Hopkins, 1915 : PHILIPPINES • 1 ♀: Luzon : Baguio; labeled: “ Baguio // Luzon // P.I /// Pinus insularis ////C. V. Piper coll.//// 10. V.11 ////9136a Hopk. US //// USNMENT01356854 //// Type No. 7603 //// Piperius pini Hopk. ////Leg mounted//// Antenna mounted//”; 1911-10-04 [According to Hop- kins 1915, does not match label]; ( NMNH).

Discussion. Piperus pini Hopkins, 1915 is widely accepted as a junior synonym of C. sylvicola ( Wood 1986; Wood & Bright 1992; Johnson et al. 2020a) citing Schedl (1963b). However, this was an error from poor word choice and incorrect translation.After stating that Ericryphalus henshawi Hopkins, 1915 was identical to Hypothenemus sylvicola Perkins, 1900 , Schedl states that Piperius pini is placed in an equal position [‘eine gleiche Stellung’], the position referring to the genus rather than the species. Schedl listed P. pini as valid in a later catalogue of the Philippine fauna ( Schedl 1966), and the species was not treated in any later publication.

The holotype clearly differs from C. sylvicola by the hair-like setae on the pronotal disc, as well as overall shape and proportions. There are several similar Pinus feeding species in East Asia. No other Cryphalus is known to feed on both conifers and angiosperms, and this taxonomic change rejects Pinus as a known host for C. sylvicola .