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Type: Article
Published: 2013-06-05
Page range: 96–100
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Occurrence of Xyleborus bispinatus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) Eichhoff in southern Florida

Coleoptera Curculionidae Scolytinae

Abstract

Xyleborus bispinatus Eichhoff is reported from Florida for the first time. It was previously unrecognized and not distin-guished from Xyleborus ferrugineus (F.). There is no reason to believe at this point that it represents an introduction. Rather it is one of a group of widely distributed Neotropical species that are also found in southern Florida. Characters are discussed to allow it to be distinguished from X. ferrugineus and X. impressus Eichhoff.