Rhagodera

Rhagodera can be distinguished from other colydiine genera by cylindrical body form and association with the tribe Rhagoderini. The four described species are separated by specific sculptural features: R. costata has costate (ribbed) elytra, R. tuberculata bears tubercles, R. interrupta has interrupted sculptural patterns, and R. texana is restricted to Texas. Definitive identification to species level requires examination of elytral sculpture and geographic provenance.

Associated with bark of trees and woody substrates, consistent with the 'cylindrical bark beetle' common name applied to the group. Specific microhabitat preferences within bark (e.g., under bark, in galleries, in decaying wood) are not documented in available sources.

North America. Species-level distributions: R. costata and R. tuberculata have broader ranges; R. texana is restricted to Texas; R. interrupta occurs in limited areas as described from type localities.

• Other Colydiinae generaRhagodera is distinguished by tribal placement in Rhagoderini and specific cylindrical body form; many other colydiines share bark-associated habits but differ in tribal affiliation and detailed morphology.
• BitomaAnother genus of cylindrical bark beetles in Zopheridae, but placed in different tribe (Colydiini) and generally with different elytral sculpturing patterns.

• Coleoptera
• Zopheridae
• Colydiinae
• bark beetles
• North America
• Rhagoderini

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