Euplatypus
Wood, S.L., 1993
pinhole borers
Species Guides
3- Euplatypus compositus(pinhole borer)
- Euplatypus parallelus(Common Ambrosia Beetle)
- Euplatypus pini
Euplatypus is a of ambrosia beetles (pinhole borers) in the Platypodinae, with at least 50 described . Species in this genus are characterized by their symbiotic relationship with fungi, which they cultivate in galleries bored into wood. The genus includes significant forest pests such as Euplatypus parallelus, which attacks healthy trees and has a broad range spanning multiple plant .
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How to pronounce Euplatypus: /juːˈplætɪpəs/
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Similar Taxa
- PlatypusBoth are ambrosia beetle in Platypodinae; Euplatypus distinguished by specific morphological characters established by Wood (1993)
- MegaplatypusLarger-bodied ambrosia beetle in same ; Euplatypus generally smaller with different gallery architecture
Sources and further reading
- BugGuide
- Wikipedia
- GBIF taxonomy match
- iNaturalist taxon
- NCBI Taxonomy
- Catalogue of Life
- Flight Height and Population Fluctuation of Euplatypus parallelus and Euplatypus segnis (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in Mangroves
- Climatic factors and Euplatypus parallelus populations in teak plantations in the Amazon biome
- Transcriptome Analysis and Identification of Chemosensory Membrane Proteins in the Head of Euplatypus parallelus
- MICROBIAL COMMUNITY ASSOCIATED WITH AMBROSIA BEETLE, Euplatypus parallelus ON SONOKEMBANG, Pterocarpus indicus IN MALANG
- Microbial community associated with ambrosia beetle (Euplatypus parallelus) on sonokembang (Pterocarpus indicus) in Malang
- Studies on the chemical ecology of the wood-boring beetles >i<Euplatypus parallelus>/i< (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) and >i<Dinoderus minutus>/i< (Coleoptera: Bostrichidae)
- Trends and research hotspots in principal genera of Platypodinae-fungi association: a bibliometric analysis on Euplatypus, Megaplatypus and Platypus (Coleoptera: Platypodinae)
- Type and distribution of sensilla in the antennae of Euplatypus parallelus (F.) (Coleoptera: Curculionidea, Platypodinae)
- Fine structure of mouthparts and forelegs of Euplatypus parallelus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) with emphasis on the behavior of gallery excavation
- The Sequence Characteristics and Binding Properties of the Odorant-Binding Protein 2 of Euplatypus parallelus to Semiochemicals