New data on Neotropical Scolytus Geoffroy, 1762 with description of five new species from Peru (Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Scolytinae)

Authors: Petrov, Alexander Country: Peru DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.56.519 Published: Jan. 1, 2010 Source: ZooKeys OpenAlex: View in OpenAlex

Collection: Pensoft Publishers

Keywords: bark beetles · Topics: Forest Insect Ecology and Management, Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior, Insect and Pesticide Research

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Five new species of Scolytus Geoffroy, 1762 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) are described from Peru, namely S. woodi, S. carveli, S. vagabundus, S. lindemani, S. mozolevskae. The following new synonym is established: Scolytus angustatus Browne, 1970 (= Scolytus facialis Schedl, 1973, syn. n.) New records of the Scolytus species in Loreto, Junin ,Cusco and Madre de Dios Provinces are given and the biology of the genus representatives is discussed.

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