Xyleborus intrusus
Blandford, 1898
Xyleborus intrusus is a of bark beetle in the Curculionidae. It is native to and found in North America, with distribution extending to the Caribbean, Middle America, and British Columbia. As a member of the Xyleborus, it belongs to a group of ambrosia beetles known for cultivating symbiotic fungi in wood galleries. The species was described by Blandford in 1898.
Pronunciation
How to pronounce Xyleborus intrusus: //zaɪˈlɛbərəs ɪnˈtruːsəs//
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Distribution
North America, Caribbean, Middle America, and British Columbia, Canada.
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Taxonomic Note
Xyleborus intrusus is classified as a 'typical bark beetle' in Curculionidae. The Xyleborus includes ambrosia beetles, which are characterized by their fungus-farming , though -specific confirmation of this trait for X. intrusus is not documented in available sources.
Sources and further reading
- BugGuide
- Wikipedia
- GBIF taxonomy match
- iNaturalist taxon
- Catalogue of Life
- Xyleborus glabratus and Euwallacea fornicatus - Entomology Today
- Xyleborus-glabratus - Entomology Today
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