Gnathotrichus materiarius | |
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An adult Gnathotrichus materiarius | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
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 |
Gnathotrichus materiarius, the American utilizable wood bark beetle, is an ambrosia beetle in the family Curculionidae. [2] [3] [4] It is native to North America, [2] but has been introduced to several European countries. [5] [6] It lives in symbiosis with the fungus Endomycopsis fasciculata , which adult beetles inoculate into the wood of host trees - the fungus then acts as the primary food source of the larvae and adults. [7]
Gnathotrichus pilosus is a species of ambrosia beetle in the family Curculionidae. It is found in North America.
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.
Hypera brunnipennis, the Egyptian alfalfa weevil, is a species of true weevil in the beetle family Curculionidae. The name is often misspelled as brunneipennis in the literature.
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.
Brachyogmus is a genus of true weevils in the beetle family Curculionidae. There is at least one described species in Brachyogmus, B. ornatus.
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.
Tanymecus is a genus of broad-nosed weevils in the beetle family Curculionidae. There are at least 100 described species in Tanymecus.
Anthonomopsis is a genus of true weevils in the beetle family Curculionidae. There is at least one described species in Anthonomopsis, A. mixta.
Pnigodes is a genus of true weevils in the beetle family Curculionidae. There is at least one described species in Pnigodes, P. setosus.
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.
Gnathotrichus sulcatus, the western hemlock wood stainer, is a species of ambrosia beetle in the family Curculionidae. It is found in North America.
Neoptochus is a genus of oriental broad-nosed weevils in the beetle family Curculionidae. There is at least one described species in Neoptochus, N. adspersus.