Euplatypus
Wood, S.L., 1993
pinhole borers
Euplatypus is a of (pinhole borers) in the Platypodinae, with at least 50 described . Species in this genus are characterized by their symbiotic relationship with , 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 .
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How to pronounce Euplatypus: /juːˈplætɪpəs/
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Similar Taxa
- PlatypusBoth are in Platypodinae; Euplatypus distinguished by specific morphological characters established by Wood (1993)
- MegaplatypusLarger-bodied 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