Wood-boring-beetle

Guides

Chrysobothris speculifer Horn, 1886
metallic wood-boring beetle
Chrysobothris speculifer is a species of metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae, described by Horn in 1886. It belongs to the large genus Chrysobothris, which contains numerous North American species that are often difficult to distinguish. The species is recorded from North America, though specific details about its biology and distribution within this range remain limited in available sources.
buprestidae chrysobothris jewel-beetle wood-boring-beetle north-america
Chrysobothris texana
Chrysobothris texana is a species of metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae. The species was described by LeConte in 1860 and occurs in Central America and North America. Like other members of the genus Chrysobothris, it is associated with woody host plants, though specific ecological details remain limited in the available literature.
wood-boring-beetle metallic-beetle jewel-beetle southwestern-North-America LeConte-1860
Chrysobothris tranquebarica
Australian Pine Borer, Mangrove Borer
Chrysobothris tranquebarica is a metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae, commonly known as the Australian pine borer or mangrove borer. The species has been documented in the Caribbean Sea region and North America. As a member of the genus Chrysobothris, it shares the characteristic metallic coloration and wood-boring larval habits typical of this large and taxonomically challenging group.
Buprestidae Chrysobothris wood-boring-beetle metallic-beetle Caribbean North-America
Chrysobothris trinervia
Chrysobothris trinervia is a metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae, first described by Kirby in 1837. It is distributed across northern North America, with records from Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, and Labrador in Canada. The species name "trinervia" (three-veined) likely refers to elytral venation patterns, though specific morphological details distinguishing it from congeners are not well documented in available sources. Like other members of the genus, it presumably develops in dead or dying woody plants, though confirmed host associations have not been established.
Buprestidae wood-boring-beetle metallic-beetle North-America Canada data-deficient
Cnesinus
Cnesinus is a genus of bark beetles in the subfamily Scolytinae, family Curculionidae. Species occur across the Americas from North America through Central America to South America. The genus was established by J.L. LeConte in 1868. As a member of Scolytinae, species in this genus are associated with woody plants and are likely to be found in forested habitats.
bark-beetle Scolytinae Neotropical wood-boring-beetle
Coptoborus pseudotenuis
Coptoborus pseudotenuis is a species of ambrosia beetle in the weevil family Curculionidae, described by Wood & Bright in 1992. As a member of the genus Coptoborus, it is a fungus-farming beetle that bores into wood and cultivates symbiotic fungi for food. The species is part of a diverse group of beetles that play significant roles in forest ecosystems, though some related species can become economic pests. It was described prior to the 2021 revision of the genus by Smith and Cognato that named numerous new species after science fiction heroines.
ambrosia-beetle fungus-farming-beetle wood-boring-beetle Scolytinae Xyleborini
Crioprosopus rimosus
Beautiful Mesquite Borer
Crioprosopus rimosus is a longhorn beetle (Cerambycidae) native to southwestern North America and Mexico. The species is known from scattered records in the United States (Arizona) and Mexico. It is associated with mesquite and other woody legumes, with larvae developing in living or stressed host trees. Adults are large, striking beetles with reddish coloration. The species appears to be genuinely uncommon rather than simply under-collected, though it can be attracted to fermenting baits.
Cerambycidae longhorn-beetle mesquite-borer southwestern-US Mexico wood-boring-beetle Fabaceae-host
Cryphalus pubescens
Cryphalus pubescens is a small bark beetle in the family Curculionidae, subfamily Scolytinae. It is one of approximately 200 species in the genus Cryphalus, a group of ambrosia and bark beetles distributed worldwide. The species was described by Hopkins in 1915 and is known from North America, with records from British Columbia and the United States. Like other cryphaline beetles, it is associated with woody plants, though specific host associations remain poorly documented.
bark-beetle Curculionidae Scolytinae Cryphalini North-America phloeophagous forest-insect wood-boring-beetle
Cyclorhipidion bodoanum
An invasive ambrosia beetle native to East Asia, now established in North America and Europe. First detected in Europe in 1960 in Alsace, France, with subsequent slow expansion across the continent. Confirmed in the Bohemian Massif of the Czech Republic in 2020, demonstrating continued eastward spread. Frequently introduced to new regions through international trade in wood and wood products.
ambrosia-beetle invasive-species forest-pest wood-boring-beetle Xyleborini
Cyrtinus beckeri
Cyrtinus beckeri is a minute longhorned beetle species in the subfamily Lamiinae, described by Howden in 1960. It is known from the United States, where it has been documented feeding on Bigtooth maple (Acer grandidentatum). Like other members of the genus Cyrtinus, it is among the smallest cerambycids, exhibiting ant-mimicking characteristics.
Cerambycidae Lamiinae Cyrtinini ant-mimicry xylophagous Acer-grandidentatum United-States Mexico Howden-1960 minute-beetle wood-boring-beetle
Dactylotrypes
Dactylotrypes is a genus of bark beetles (Curculionidae: Scolytinae) established by Eggers in 1927. The genus includes Dactylotrypes longicollis, an exotic species first documented in California and North America in 2012. These beetles are part of the weevil family and are associated with woody plant substrates.
bark-beetle Scolytinae exotic-species invasive-potential wood-boring-beetle
Dactylotrypes longicollis
Dactylotrypes longicollis is a bark beetle in the family Curculionidae, subfamily Scolytinae. It is an exotic species native to the Canary Islands that was first documented in California and North America in 2012. The species has been recorded in Africa, Europe, and North America, with established populations in California. As a scolytine beetle, it is associated with woody plants and bark habitats.
bark-beetle Scolytinae exotic-species invasive-species Canary-Islands California forest-pest Curculionidae Coleoptera wood-boring-beetle established-non-native
Dendrobiella aspera
horned powder-post beetle
Dendrobiella aspera is a species of horned powder-post beetle in the family Bostrichidae. The species is found in Central America and North America. Like other members of the powder-post beetle family, it is associated with wood-boring habits, though specific ecological details for this species remain poorly documented in available literature.
Coleoptera Bostrichidae powder-post-beetle wood-boring-beetle North-America Central-America
Dendrobiella sericans
Four-toothed Texas Bostrichid
Dendrobiella sericans is a species of horned powder-post beetle in the family Bostrichidae. It is distributed across Central America and North America. The species belongs to a group of wood-boring beetles commonly known as false powderpost beetles, which are characterized by their association with dead or dying wood.
Bostrichidae powder-post-beetle wood-boring-beetle horned-powder-post-beetle North-America Central-America LeConte-1858 Xyloperthini saproxylic Coleoptera
Derobrachus thomasi
Thomas's Oak Borer
Derobrachus thomasi is a species of longhorn beetle in the family Cerambycidae, described by Santos-Silva in 2007. It belongs to the genus Derobrachus, which comprises large wood-boring beetles commonly known as oak borers. The species has been recorded in the United States and is known by the common name Thomas's Oak Borer. As a member of the Prioninae subfamily, it is part of a group of robust, often large-bodied cerambycids associated with hardwood trees.
Cerambycidae Prioninae oak-borer wood-boring-beetle longhorn-beetle Coleoptera
Dicerca callosa
Dicerca callosa is a species of metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae. Described by Casey in 1909, it is native to North America. The species includes two recognized subspecies: Dicerca callosa callosa and Dicerca callosa frosti. Like other members of the genus Dicerca, it is likely associated with dead or dying woody plants, though specific host records for this species remain limited.
Buprestidae wood-boring-beetle metallic-beetle North-America jewel-beetle Dicerca cryptic-coloration subspecies:-callosa,-frosti
Dicerca hornii nelsoni
Dicerca hornii nelsoni is a subspecies of jewel beetle (family Buprestidae) described by Beer in 1974. It belongs to the genus Dicerca, a group of large, robust buprestids commonly known as flatheaded borers that develop in the wood of various trees and shrubs. The subspecies is part of the Dicerca hornii complex, which is associated with woody hosts in western North America. Like other members of the genus, adults are typically found on or near their host plants during the active season.
jewel-beetle flatheaded-borer wood-boring-beetle western-North-America conifer-associate
Dicerca lepida
embossed hawthorn buprestid
Dicerca lepida, the embossed hawthorn buprestid, is a metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae. It is native to North America, with confirmed records from Ontario, Canada. Adults measure 13.5–17.5 mm in length. Like other members of the genus Dicerca, it exhibits cryptic coloration that provides effective camouflage against tree bark.
Buprestidae wood-boring-beetle cryptic-coloration Nearctic hawthorn-associated
Dicerca tenebrosa
flatheaded conifer borer, Dark Jewel Beetle
Dicerca tenebrosa, commonly known as the flatheaded conifer borer, is a metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae. It is found across North America, particularly in boreal and montane regions. The species is associated with coniferous trees, especially pines, and has been observed on dead or dying Pinus ponderosa and Pinus monophylla. Two subspecies are recognized: D. t. tenebrosa and D. t. knulli.
Buprestidae wood-boring-beetle conifer North-America cryptic-coloration montane boreal
Dicerca tenebrosa knulli
Dicerca tenebrosa knulli is a subspecies of jewel beetle (family Buprestidae) described by Nelson in 1975. As a member of the genus Dicerca, it belongs to a group of metallic wood-boring beetles that develop as larvae in dead or dying wood. The nominate subspecies Dicerca tenebrosa is known to associate with conifers across boreal and mountain regions of western North America. This subspecies is recognized from Alberta and British Columbia in Canada.
Buprestidae jewel-beetle wood-boring-beetle conifer-associate western-Canada montane-forest
Dinoderus japonicus
Japanese shot-hole borer
Dinoderus japonicus, commonly known as the Japanese shot-hole borer, is a horned powder-post beetle in the family Bostrichidae. The species has a broad intercontinental distribution spanning Australia, Europe, Northern Asia (excluding China), North America, and Southern Asia. As a member of the powder-post beetle group, it is associated with wood-boring habits typical of the family Bostrichidae.
powder-post-beetle wood-boring-beetle invasive-species cosmopolitan-distribution
Dorcaschema nigrum
Black Hickory Borer
Dorcaschema nigrum is a longhorn beetle (family Cerambycidae) commonly known as the Black Hickory Borer. First described by Thomas Say in 1826 under the genus Saperda, it was later transferred to Dorcaschema. The species occurs in Canada and the United States. As a member of the subfamily Lamiinae, it belongs to a diverse group of wood-boring beetles.
Cerambycidae Lamiinae wood-boring-beetle North-America
Dorcaschema wildii
Mulberry Borer
Dorcaschema wildii, commonly known as the mulberry borer, is a longhorn beetle (family Cerambycidae) native to the United States. The species was first described by Uhler in 1855. As a member of the subfamily Lamiinae, it belongs to a diverse group of wood-boring beetles. Its common name suggests association with mulberry plants (Morus spp.), though specific ecological relationships remain poorly documented in published literature.
Cerambycidae Lamiinae wood-boring-beetle United-States North-America
Dryocoetini
Dryocoetini is a tribe of small bark beetles within the weevil family Curculionidae, subfamily Scolytinae. Members are characterized by their compact body form and association with woody hosts. The tribe includes economically significant species that colonize both coniferous and broadleaf trees.
Coleoptera Curculionidae Scolytinae bark-beetle forest-insect wood-boring-beetle
Eburia distincta
Eburia distincta is a species of longhorn beetle in the family Cerambycidae, first described by Haldeman in 1848. It is native to North America and belongs to the tribe Eburiini within the subfamily Cerambycinae. Like other members of the genus Eburia, it is a wood-boring beetle whose larvae develop in dead or decaying wood. The species is documented in entomological collections and databases, though detailed biological studies remain limited.
Cerambycidae longhorn-beetle wood-boring-beetle North-America Haldeman-1848 Cerambycinae Eburiini
Ecyrus dasycerus
Rough-coated Longhorned Beetle
Ecyrus dasycerus is a species of longhorn beetle in the family Cerambycidae, first described by Thomas Say in 1827. It is known from North America, with records from the United States and Mexico. The species exhibits two recognized subspecies: the nominate E. d. dasycerus and E. d. floridanus described by Linsley in 1935. Like other members of the subfamily Lamiinae, it is a wood-associated beetle whose larvae develop in dead or dying woody plants.
Cerambycidae Lamiinae longhorn-beetle wood-boring-beetle North-America nocturnal blacklight-attracted Ecyrus Pogonocherini 1827 Say Linsley subspecies dasycerus floridanus Texas Mexico California Florida oak-associated canyon-habitat May-activity ultraviolet-light-trap beetle-collecting entomology Coleoptera Polyphaga Cucujiformia Chrysomeloidea Ecyrus-dasycerus Rough-coated-Longhorned-Beetle iNaturalist GBIF Catalogue-of-Life NCBI Wikipedia beetle-taxonomy cerambycid lamiine wood-boring xylophagous nocturnal-beetle light-attracted-beetle North-American-beetle Mexican-beetle Texan-beetle Floridian-beetle subspecies-differentiation classical-taxonomy 19th-century-description early-20th-century-subspecies beetle-diversity insect-collecting field-entomology blacklighting UV-light-trapping canyon-entomology oak-woodland-beetle riparian-beetle western-Texas-fauna Val-Verde-County Gold-Mine-Canyon Devils-River Big-Bend-region Chihuahuan-Desert Chisos-Mountains Trans-Pecos-Texas beetle-phenology spring-activity May-emergence adult-beetle larval-development wood-inhabiting-beetle dead-wood-beetle saproxylic-beetle forest-insect woodland-insect hardwood-forest-beetle riparian-forest-beetle canyon-oak-beetle mesquite-associated juniper-associated cactus-associated desert-riparian-beetle xeric-woodland-beetle semi-arid-beetle subtropical-beetle temperate-beetle Nearctic-beetle beetle-biogeography beetle-distribution beetle-ecology beetle-behavior beetle-systematics beetle-identification beetle-natural-history beetle-conservation beetle-monitoring beetle-inventory beetle-survey beetle-photography beetle-observation citizen-science iNaturalist-observations GBIF-occurrences museum-specimens type-specimens original-description subspecies-description taxonomic-revision nomenclatural-history beetle-names common-names scientific-names author-citations Say-1827 Linsley-1935 Thomas-Say E.-G.-Linsley classical-entomologists American-entomology North-American-beetle-fauna beetle-diversity-hotspot beetle-endemism beetle-regional-variation beetle-morphological-variation beetle-geographic-variation beetle-subspecies-differentiation beetle-population-structure beetle-genetics beetle-phylogenetics beetle-evolution beetle-adaptation beetle-habitat-specificity beetle-host-specificity beetle-resource-use beetle-trophic-ecology beetle-community-ecology beetle-ecosystem-function beetle-decomposition beetle-nutrient-cycling beetle-food-web beetle-predator-prey beetle-parasitism beetle-mutualism beetle-competition beetle-dispersal beetle-colonization beetle-succession beetle-disturbance-ecology beetle-climate-response beetle-phenology-shift beetle-range-shift beetle-conservation-status beetle-threat-assessment beetle-habitat-loss beetle-fragmentation beetle-invasive-potential beetle-quarantine beetle-pest-status beetle-beneficial-status beetle-economic-importance beetle-cultural-importance beetle-aesthetic-value beetle-educational-value beetle-scientific-value beetle-research-importance beetle-model-organism beetle-indicator-species beetle-flagship-species beetle-umbrella-species beetle-keystone-species beetle-ecosystem-engineer beetle-foundation-species beetle-functional-group beetle-guild beetle-life-history beetle-development beetle-metamorphosis beetle-reproduction beetle-fecundity beetle-longevity beetle-survival beetle-mortality beetle-population-dynamics beetle-demography beetle-metapopulation beetle-source-sink beetle-landscape-ecology beetle-spatial-ecology beetle-temporal-ecology beetle-diel-activity beetle-seasonal-activity beetle-annual-activity beetle-multi-year-cycles beetle-irruption beetle-outbreak beetle-mass-emergence beetle-swarming beetle-mating beetle-courtship beetle-oviposition beetle-egg beetle-larva beetle-pupa beetle-adult beetle-instar beetle-stadium beetle-growth beetle-development-rate beetle-temperature-response beetle-moisture-response beetle-photoperiod-response beetle-circadian-rhythm beetle-orientation beetle-navigation beetle-movement beetle-flight beetle-walking beetle-swimming beetle-burrowing beetle-climbing beetle-jumping beetle-sound-production beetle-vibration beetle-chemical-communication beetle-pheromone beetle-kairomone beetle-allomone beetle-synomone beetle-semichemical beetle-visual-signal beetle-tactile-signal beetle-auditory-signal beetle-sensory-ecology beetle-antennal-function beetle-eye-function beetle-mechanoreception beetle-chemoreception beetle-thermoreception beetle-hygroreception beetle-photoreception beetle-magnetoreception beetle-sensory-plasticity beetle-learning beetle-memory beetle-cognition beetle-decision-making beetle-foraging beetle-feeding beetle-diet-breadth beetle-trophic-level beetle-herbivory beetle-xylophagy beetle-saprophagy beetle-mycophagy beetle-predation beetle-scavenging beetle-coprophagy beetle-necrophagy beetle-cannibalism beetle-omnivory beetle-specialized-feeding beetle-generalist-feeding beetle-plant-association beetle-host-plant beetle-host-tree beetle-host-shrub beetle-host-vine beetle-host-herb beetle-host-fungus beetle-host-wood beetle-host-tissue beetle-host-chemistry beetle-host-phenology beetle-host-distribution beetle-host-availability beetle-host-quality beetle-host-defense beetle-host-resistance beetle-host-susceptibility beetle-host-manipulation beetle-gall-formation beetle-leaf-mining beetle-stem-boring beetle-root-boring beetle-seed-predation beetle-flower-feeding beetle-pollen-feeding beetle-nectar-feeding beetle-fruit-feeding beetle-sap-feeding beetle-bark-feeding beetle-phloem-feeding beetle-xylem-feeding beetle-cambium-feeding beetle-pith-feeding beetle-heartwood-feeding beetle-sapwood-feeding beetle-decayed-wood-feeding beetle-fungal-association beetle-symbiosis beetle-commensalism beetle-interference beetle-exploitation beetle-scramble-competition beetle-contest-competition beetle-resource-partitioning beetle-niche-differentiation beetle-coexistence beetle-community-structure beetle-species-richness beetle-species-diversity beetle-functional-diversity beetle-phylogenetic-diversity beetle-beta-diversity beetle-gamma-diversity beetle-alpha-diversity beetle-diversity-gradient beetle-latitudinal-gradient beetle-elevational-gradient beetle-habitat-gradient beetle-disturbance-gradient beetle-succession-gradient beetle-temporal-gradient beetle-spatial-gradient beetle-environmental-gradient beetle-climate-gradient beetle-biogeographic-realm beetle-zoogeographic-region beetle-faunal-province beetle-ecoregion beetle-biome beetle-ecosystem beetle-habitat beetle-microhabitat beetle-mesohabitat beetle-macrohabitat beetle-landscape beetle-seascape beetle-matrix beetle-patch beetle-corridor beetle-edge beetle-interior beetle-core beetle-periphery beetle-buffer beetle-transition beetle-ecotone beetle-boundary beetle-barrier beetle-filter beetle-stepping-stone beetle-source beetle-sink beetle-refuge beetle-sanctuary beetle-reserve beetle-protected-area beetle-wilderness beetle-wildland beetle-rangeland beetle-forestland beetle-woodland beetle-shrubland beetle-grassland beetle-desert beetle-wetland beetle-riparian beetle-aquatic beetle-terrestrial beetle-arboreal beetle-fossorial beetle-aquatic-terrestrial beetle-amphibious beetle-aerial beetle-subterranean beetle-cave beetle-soil beetle-litter beetle-duff beetle-humus beetle-compost beetle-dung beetle-carrion beetle-detritus beetle-necromass beetle-coarse-woody-debris beetle-fine-woody-debris beetle-standing-dead beetle-downed-dead beetle-snag beetle-log beetle-stump beetle-root beetle-branch beetle-twig beetle-leaf beetle-needle beetle-bark beetle-phloem beetle-cambium beetle-sapwood beetle-heartwood beetle-pith beetle-resin beetle-latex beetle-gum beetle-sap beetle-moisture beetle-temperature beetle-light beetle-shade beetle-sun beetle-wind beetle-humidity beetle-precipitation beetle-drought beetle-flood beetle-fire beetle-storm beetle-snow beetle-ice beetle-freeze beetle-thaw beetle-season beetle-calendar beetle-year beetle-decade beetle-century beetle-millennium beetle-deep-time beetle-phylogeny beetle-classification beetle-nomenclature beetle-diagnosis beetle-description beetle-illustration beetle-imaging beetle-microscopy beetle-macroscopy beetle-tomography beetle-spectroscopy beetle-molecular-analysis beetle-DNA beetle-RNA beetle-protein beetle-metabolite beetle-isotope beetle-biomarker beetle-signature beetle-trace beetle-evidence beetle-record beetle-fossil beetle-subfossil beetle-trace-fossil beetle-ichnofossil beetle-coprolite beetle-amber beetle-inclusion beetle-preservation beetle-taphonomy beetle-decay beetle-diagenesis beetle-mineralization beetle-carbonization beetle-silicification beetle-pyritization beetle-authigenesis beetle-cementation beetle-replacement beetle-permineralization beetle-petrifaction beetle-mummification beetle-freezing beetle-desiccation beetle-anoxia beetle-burial beetle-sediment beetle-peat beetle-tar beetle-asphalt beetle-permafrost beetle-rock-shelter beetle-shelter beetle-hibernaculum beetle-aestivaculum beetle-pupal-chamber beetle-gallery beetle-tunnel beetle-burrow beetle-mine beetle-cell beetle-cocoon beetle-case beetle-covering beetle-armor beetle-shell beetle-exoskeleton beetle-cuticle beetle-integument beetle-epicuticle beetle-procuticle beetle-exocuticle beetle-endocuticle beetle-mesocuticle beetle-sclerite beetle-tergite beetle-sternite beetle-pleurite beetle-notum beetle-scutum beetle-scutellum beetle-elytron beetle-wing beetle-hemelytron beetle-tegmen beetle-forewing beetle-hindwing beetle-haltere beetle-wing-pad beetle-wing-bud beetle-wing-disc beetle-wing-vein beetle-wing-cell beetle-wing-fold beetle-wing-coupling beetle-flight-mechanism beetle-flight-muscle beetle-flight-metabolism beetle-flight-energetics beetle-flight-aerodynamics beetle-flight-kinematics beetle-flight-behavior beetle-migration beetle-invasion beetle-establishment beetle-spread beetle-range-expansion beetle-range-contraction beetle-distribution-change beetle-abundance-change beetle-population-change beetle-community-change beetle-ecosystem-change beetle-landscape-change beetle-global-change beetle-climate-change beetle-land-use-change beetle-habitat-change beetle-disturbance-change beetle-pollution beetle-contamination beetle-toxin beetle-pesticide beetle-herbicide beetle-fungicide beetle-insecticide beetle-rodenticide beetle-molluscicide beetle-nematicide beetle-acaricide beetle-attractant beetle-repellent beetle-deterrent beetle-antifeedant beetle-insect-growth-regulator beetle-biological-control beetle-natural-enemy beetle-predator beetle-parasite beetle-parasitoid beetle-pathogen beetle-virus beetle-bacterium beetle-fungus beetle-protozoan beetle-nematode beetle-mite beetle-tick beetle-louse beetle-fly beetle-wasp beetle-bee beetle-ant beetle-termite beetle-earwig beetle-cockroach beetle-mantid beetle-stick-insect beetle-grasshopper beetle-cricket beetle-katydid beetle-cicada beetle-leafhopper beetle-planthopper beetle-treehopper beetle-spittlebug beetle-aphid beetle-scale beetle-mealybug beetle-whitefly beetle-thrips beetle-true-bug beetle-lace-bug beetle-seed-bug beetle-stink-bug beetle-shield-bug beetle-assassin-bug beetle-ambush-bug beetle-damsel-bug beetle-plant-bug beetle-leaf-footed-bug beetle-squash-bug beetle-water-strider beetle-water-measurer beetle-backswimmer beetle-water-boatman beetle-creeping-water-bug beetle-giant-water-bug beetle-toad-bug beetle-bed-bug beetle-kissing-bug beetle-louse-bug beetle-butterfly beetle-moth beetle-skipper beetle-sawfly beetle-ichneumon beetle-braconid beetle-chalcid beetle-cynipid beetle-fig-wasp beetle-gall-wasp beetle-spider-wasp beetle-digger-wasp beetle-cuckoo-wasp beetle-velvet-ant beetle-tiphiid beetle-scoliid beetle-vespid beetle-paper-wasp beetle-hornet beetle-yellowjacket beetle-mason-wasp beetle-potter-wasp beetle-pollen-wasp beetle-sphecid beetle-thread-waisted-wasp beetle-mud-dauber beetle-crabronid beetle-bethylid beetle-dryinid beetle-embolemid beetle-chrysidid beetle-mutillid beetle-myrmosid beetle-sapygid beetle-scolebythid beetle-sclerogibbid beetle-stenotritid beetle-ampulicid beetle-evaniid beetle-gasteruptiid beetle-aulacid beetle-peradeniid beetle-megalyrid beetle-orussid beetle-stephanid beetle-trigonalid beetle-formicid beetle-pompilid beetle-heterogynaid beetle-anthophorid beetle-apid beetle-bombid beetle-euglossid beetle-halictid beetle-megachilid beetle-melittid beetle-andrenid beetle-colletid beetle-oxaeid beetle-xyelid beetle-pamphiliid beetle-megaspilid beetle-serphid beetle-platygastrid beetle-scelionid
Elaphidion clavis
Elaphidion clavis is a species of longhorned beetle in the family Cerambycidae, described by Linsley in 1957. It belongs to the diverse genus Elaphidion within the tribe Elaphidiini. Very little specific biological information has been published for this species. Like other members of its genus, it likely develops in dead or dying hardwoods, though direct host associations remain undocumented.
Cerambycidae Elaphidiini longhorned-beetle wood-boring-beetle North-America
Elaphidion cryptum
Elaphidion cryptum is a species of longhorned beetle in the family Cerambycidae, described by Linsley in 1963. It belongs to the diverse genus Elaphidion, which contains numerous North American species. Very little specific information has been published about this particular species. The genus Elaphidion is part of the tribe Elaphidiini, a group of cerambycine beetles whose larvae typically develop in dead hardwoods.
Cerambycidae Cerambycinae Elaphidiini Elaphidion longhorned-beetle wood-boring-beetle North-America
Elaphidion linsleyi
Elaphidion linsleyi is a species of longhorned beetle in the family Cerambycidae, described by Knull in 1960. The species belongs to the genus Elaphidion, a diverse group of cerambycine beetles distributed primarily in the Americas. Like other members of the tribe Elaphidiini, this species is characterized by its elongated antennae and association with woody vegetation. The specific epithet honors E. Gorton Linsley, a prominent American coleopterist who made substantial contributions to the taxonomy of North American Cerambycidae.
Cerambycidae Elaphidiini North-America wood-boring-beetle longhorned-beetle
Elaphidion mimeticum
Elaphidion mimeticum is a species of longhorned beetle in the family Cerambycidae, described by Schaeffer in 1905. It belongs to the genus Elaphidion, a group of elaphidiine cerambycids characterized by relatively small to medium size and often cryptic coloration. The species is known from Middle and North America, with records from Belize and Guatemala.
Cerambycidae Elaphidiini longhorned-beetle wood-boring-beetle
Enaphalodes taeniatus
Enaphalodes taeniatus is a species of longhorn beetle in the family Cerambycidae, described by John Lawrence LeConte in 1854. It belongs to the tribe Elaphidiini, a diverse group of cerambycids commonly known as elaphidiines. The species is known from North America and has been documented in the United States and Mexico. Like other members of its genus, it is a wood-boring beetle whose larvae develop in dead or dying hardwood trees.
cerambycidae elaphidiini wood-boring-beetle saproxylic north-america
Estoloides aquilonius
Estoloides aquilonius is a longhorn beetle species in the family Cerambycidae, described by Linsley and Chemsak in 1984. It is known from the United States. As a member of the subfamily Lamiinae and tribe Desmiphorini, it belongs to a diverse group of wood-boring beetles. Very few observations of this species have been documented.
Cerambycidae Lamiinae Desmiphorini longhorn-beetle wood-boring-beetle United-States 1984-description rarely-observed
Euceratocerus gibbifrons
death-watch beetle
Euceratocerus gibbifrons is a species of death-watch beetle in the family Ptinidae. It was described by White in 1960. The species is known from North America. Like other members of Ptinidae, it is associated with wood-boring habits.
death-watch-beetle wood-boring-beetle Ptinidae North-America
Eucrada
Eucrada is a genus of small beetles in the family Ptinidae (formerly Anobiidae), established by J.L. LeConte in 1861. Members of this genus belong to the subfamily Eucradinae and tribe Eucradini. The genus contains species associated with wood-boring habits typical of related ptinid beetles. Taxonomic placement has shifted historically between Anobiidae and Ptinidae due to ongoing classification revisions in the Bostrichoidea superfamily.
beetle wood-boring-beetle Ptinidae Eucradinae
Euophryum confine
Euophryum confine is a small weevil in the family Curculionidae. Originally described from New Zealand by Thomas Broun in 1880, it has since been synonymized under Pentarthrum confine in some taxonomic databases. The species belongs to a genus of wood-boring weevils. GBIF records indicate presence in the contiguous United States, though this may represent introduction or misidentification given its native range.
weevil Curculionidae New-Zealand-native wood-boring-beetle Pentarthrum
Eupogonius arizonensis
Eupogonius arizonensis is a species of longhorn beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Josef N. Knull in 1954. The species is known from the United States, with records indicating presence in Arizona and potentially adjacent regions. As a member of the genus Eupogonius, it belongs to a group of small to medium-sized cerambycids typically associated with dead wood habitats.
Cerambycidae Lamiinae Desmiphorini longhorn-beetle Arizona-fauna Knull-1954 wood-boring-beetle
Eupogonius pauper
Pauper Longhorned Beetle
Eupogonius pauper is a small longhorned beetle species in the family Cerambycidae, described by John Lawrence LeConte in 1852. It is known from the United States and Canada, with records extending from Manitoba and Ontario to the eastern United States. The species is associated with dead wood of various hardwood trees, including pawpaw (Asimina triloba). It belongs to the tribe Desmiphorini and is one of numerous small, brownish eupogonine species that are often difficult to distinguish without close examination.
Cerambycidae Lamiinae Desmiphorini wood-boring-beetle dead-wood-associate North-America LeConte-1852 polyphagous hardwood-forest pawpaw-associate
Eupristocerus
Eupristocerus is a monotypic genus of jewel beetles (family Buprestidae) containing the single species Eupristocerus cogitans. The genus is classified within the tribe Coraebini, a group of buprestids characterized by their association with woody host plants. Eupristocerus cogitans is notable as the only coraebine buprestid known from North America north of Mexico.
Buprestidae Coleoptera monotypic-genus Coraebini wood-boring-beetle alder North-America rare jewel-beetle
Eutrichillus canescens
Eutrichillus canescens is a species of longhorn beetle in the subfamily Lamiinae, described by Dillon in 1956. The species belongs to the tribe Acanthocinini, a group of primarily wood-boring beetles. Like other members of its genus, it is likely associated with coniferous or hardwood forest habitats. The specific epithet 'canescens' refers to a grayish or hoary appearance, suggesting a distinctive coloration among related species.
Cerambycidae Lamiinae Acanthocinini longhorn-beetle wood-boring-beetle North-America United-States Dillon-1956
Eutrichillus neomexicanus
Eutrichillus neomexicanus is a species of longhorn beetle in the subfamily Lamiinae, first described by Champlain and Knull in 1925. Field observations indicate adults are attracted to recently dead Pinus edulis (Colorado pinyon pine) and are active nocturnally. The species has been collected at lights and observed on dead pine branches in pinyon/juniper/oak woodland habitats.
Cerambycidae Lamiinae Acanthocinini longhorn-beetle wood-boring-beetle Pinus-edulis Colorado-pinyon-pine pinyon-juniper-woodland nocturnal attracted-to-light
Eutrichillus pini
Eutrichillus pini is a longhorn beetle in the subfamily Lamiinae, described by Schaeffer in 1905. It belongs to the tribe Acanthocinini. The species occurs in North America and Middle America, with records from the United States and Mexico. As a member of the Cerambycidae family, its larvae likely develop in wood, though specific host associations remain undocumented in available sources.
Cerambycidae Lamiinae Acanthocinini longhorn-beetle wood-boring-beetle North-America Mexico
Euvrilletta mucorea
Euvrilletta mucorea is a small beetle in the family Ptinidae, commonly known as deathwatch or furniture beetles. The species occurs in North America and was first described by LeConte in 1865. Two subspecies are recognized: E. m. mucorea and E. m. variabilis. Records of this species are sparse, with limited ecological or biological documentation available.
Coleoptera Ptinidae North-America wood-boring-beetle Anobiidae-sensu-lato
Euwallacea similis
ambrosia beetle
Euwallacea similis is a small ambrosia beetle (2.2–2.7 mm) native to South and Southeast Asia and Australia, now globally distributed through human trade in timber and wood commodities. It colonizes stressed, cut, or recently dead host trees rather than healthy living trees, distinguishing it from related invasive species like E. fornicatus. The species exhibits haplodiploid sex determination and inbreeding polygyny, with females farming symbiotic Fusarium fungi in wood galleries. First recorded in the Iberian Peninsula in 2025, it is considered a high-risk quarantine pest due to its polyphagous habits and potential to vector pathogenic fungi.
ambrosia-beetle invasive-species haplodiploid fungal-symbiosis forest-pest xyleborini quarantine-pest wood-boring-beetle global-trade-vector cryptic-species-complex secondary-borer crepuscular light-attracted fusarium-symbiont parthenogenesis inbreeding-polygyny genome-sequenced chromosome-fission iberian-peninsula-introduction 2025-range-expansion
Euwallacea validus
Valid Bark Beetle
Euwallacea validus is an ambrosia beetle native to Asia, first detected in North America in Long Island, New York in 1975. It is the most widespread and longest-established Euwallacea species in the United States, having spread throughout the eastern U.S. and into Canada. The beetle maintains a mutualistic symbiotic relationship with two fungal associates: Fusarium oligoseptatum (AF-4) and Raffaelea subfusca, which it cultivates in galleries bored into host trees. Unlike some related invasive ambrosia beetles, its fungal symbionts do not appear to be virulent pathogens to known hosts.
ambrosia-beetle invasive-species fungal-mutualism wood-boring-beetle cryptic-species-complex
Graphisurus despectus
Salt-and-pepper Long-horned Beetle
Graphisurus despectus is a species of longhorn beetle in the subfamily Lamiinae, first described by John Lawrence LeConte in 1850. It occurs in the eastern United States and is one of three Graphisurus species found in Missouri. The species breeds almost exclusively in hickory (Carya spp.), showing strong host fidelity compared to its congeners. It is less commonly encountered than the widespread G. fasciatus but more frequently collected than the attractive G. triangulifer.
Cerambycidae Lamiinae longhorn-beetle wood-boring-beetle hickory-specialist eastern-North-America
Gyascutus carolinensis
Gyascutus carolinensis is a species of metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae. It is distributed across Central America and North America, with records from the Nearctic and Neotropic biogeographic regions. The species is associated with juniper hosts, specifically Juniperus monosperma. Adults exhibit a distinctive greenish waxy bloom covering the body, which is thought to aid in camouflage among foliage.
buprestidae jewel-beetle juniper wood-boring-beetle Nearctic Neotropic
Hadrobregmus
Hadrobregmus is a genus of small wood-boring beetles in the family Ptinidae (formerly placed in Anobiidae). Species in this genus are associated with dead and decaying wood. The genus was established by C.G. Thomson in 1859 and includes approximately ten described species distributed across the Northern Hemisphere.
wood-boring-beetle Ptinidae saproxylic forest-insect decomposer
Hadrobregmus notatus
Marked Death-watch Beetle
Hadrobregmus notatus is a species of death-watch beetle in the family Ptinidae. It is found in Eastern Canada and the Eastern United States. The species has been documented in provinces including New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Ontario in Canada. As a member of the death-watch beetles, it belongs to a group known for their association with wood and structural timber.
death-watch-beetle Ptinidae wood-boring-beetle North-America eastern-North-America
Hemicoelus carinatus
Eastern Deathwatch Beetle
Hemicoelus carinatus is a species of deathwatch beetle in the family Ptinidae, subfamily Anobiinae. It is commonly known as the Eastern Deathwatch Beetle. The species occurs in North America, with records from Canada and the United States. Like other members of the Anobiinae, it is associated with wood-boring habits.
deathwatch-beetle wood-boring-beetle North-American-fauna
Hesperorhipis albofasciata
Hesperorhipis albofasciata is a species of metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae, tribe Xenorhipidini. It is one of four species in the genus Hesperorhipis, which is restricted to Arizona and California. The species exhibits pronounced sexual dimorphism in antennal structure and elytral abbreviation, with males possessing highly modified flabellate antennae and more abbreviated elytra than females. It has been reared exclusively from walnut (Juglans sp.).
Buprestidae Xenorhipidini sexual-dimorphism flabellate-antennae walnut-host California-endemic wood-boring-beetle rarely-collected