Florida Entomologist (2019) 102, 717-724
Demian F. Gomez, Andrew J. Johnson, Paloma Carton de Grammont, Janet Alfonso-Simonetti, Janelim Montaigne, Ana I. Elizondo, Berta Lina Muiño, Dairon Ojeda, Jesús Vidal and Jiri Hulcr (2019)
New records of bark and ambrosia beetles (Coleoptera: Scolytinae) from Cuba with description of a new species
Florida Entomologist 102 (4), 717-724
Abstract: We present a reassessment of the diversity of bark and ambrosia beetles in Cuba. For the first time in decades, an official Cuban-American binational collaboration allowed us to re-visit all known entomology collections in Cuba, and collect in the field. There are at least 94 species of scolytine beetles in Cuba. We report a new species, Xylosandrus aurinegro Gomez and Hulcr (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), and 7 new species records, including the first genus record for Dryocoetoides Hopkins and Tricolus Blandford (both Coleoptera: Curculionidae) for the island. In terms of species with potential concern to the USA, we corroborate a subspecies of Ips calligraphus Wood and Bright (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) that acts as a pine pest in Cuba and is not yet present in North America.
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