Gnathotrichus materiarius | |
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An adult Gnathotrichus materiarius | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
Family: | Curculionidae |
Genus: | Gnathotrichus |
Species: | G. materiarius |
Binomial name | |
Gnathotrichus materiarius (Fitch, 1858) | |
Synonyms | |
Xyleborus duprezi Hoffmann, 1936 Paraxyleborus duprezi Hoffmann, 1942 Gnathotrichus duprezi Hoffmann, 1947 [1] Contents |
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Xylosandrus crassiusculus, known generally as the Asian ambrosia beetle or granulate ambrosia beetle, is a species of tropical bark beetle in the family Curculionidae. It is native to Asia and has spread to Africa, Europe, Australasia and the Americas. The adult beetle is reddish-brown and some 2 to 3 mm long.
Gnathotrichus retusus, the western pinewood stainer, is a species of ambrosia beetle in the family Curculionidae. It is found in North America.
Trypodendron lineatum, known generally as striped ambrosia beetle, is a species of typical bark beetle in the family Curculionidae. Other common names include the two-striped timber beetle, conifer ambrosia beetle, and spruce timber beetle. It is found in Europe and North America.
Trypodendron betulae, the birch ambrosia beetle, is a species of typical bark beetle in the family Curculionidae. It is found in North America. It has a symbiotic relationship with Ambrosiella fungi.
Xyloterinus is a genus of typical bark beetles in the family Curculionidae. This is a monotypic genus and the one described species is Xyloterinus politus. It is native to North America where it infests both hardwood and softwood trees, as well as stacks of logs.
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Gnathotrichus denticulatus is a species of ambrosia beetle in the family Curculionidae. It is found in North America.
Corthylus punctatissimus, the pitted ambrosia beetle, is a species of typical bark beetle in the family Curculionidae. It is found in North America.
Calomycterus setarius, the imported long-horned weevil, is a species of oriental broad-nosed weevil in the beetle family Curculionidae. It is native to Japan, and has become established and common in eastern North America.
Conotrachelus posticatus is a species of true weevil in the beetle family Curculionidae. It is found in North America. It can be found in insect galls and is a prey item for Ambystoma jeffersonianum. This species is sexually dimorphic. It can be a pest of avocado plants.
Neomastix is a genus of true weevils in the family of beetles known as Curculionidae. There is at least one described species in Neomastix, N. solidaginis.
Anthonomopsis is a genus of true weevils in the beetle family Curculionidae. There is at least one described species in Anthonomopsis, A. mixta.
Anthonomus testaceosquamosus is a species of true weevil in the beetle family Curculionidae. It is found in North America. Its common name is the hibiscus bud weevil, as females lay their eggs in hibiscus flower buds.
Peltophorus polymitus is a species of true weevil in the beetle family Curculionidae. It is found in North America. Both adults and larvae are pests of agave plants, feeding on leaves and needles.
Cryptorhynchus obliquus is a species of hidden snout weevil in the beetle family Curculionidae. It is found in North America.
Coccotrypes carpophagus is a species of typical bark beetle in the family Curculionidae.
Microhyus is a genus of true weevils in the beetle family Curculionidae. There is at least one described species in Microhyus, M. setiger.
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