Scolytus dimidiatus Chapuis, 1869
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https://doi.org/ 10.1653/024.103.0416 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03AF5E26-967F-FFA9-5B37-788DFF4C184A |
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Felipe |
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Scolytus dimidiatus Chapuis |
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Scolytus dimidiatus Chapuis View in CoL ( Coleoptera : Curculionidae ) ( Fig. 7 View Fig )
Diagnosis: Males are distinguished by a simple large spine in the sternum 2 with a tuf of hair in the base, frons not strongly elevated. Females have a dense brush of hair above the eyes. Adults are 2.1 to 3.2 mm.
Distribution: Caribbean: Cuba (Cienfuegos Province), Jamaica; Central America: Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Panama; North America: Mexico; South America: Venezuela.
Hosts: Recorded from Papilionaceae ( Lonchocarpus ) and Rhamna- ceae ( Rhamnus ).
Notes: This is the only Scolytus species recorded from the Caribbean.
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