Notes on Scolytus fagi Walsh, 1867 with the designation of a neotype, distribution notes and a key to Scolytus Geoffroy of America east of the Mississippi River (Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Scolytinae, Scolytini)

By

Smith, Sarah
Cognato, Anthony

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2010

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

56

Pages

35-43

Subjects

bark beetle , Nearctic , Scolytidae , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria, Pensoft Publishers,

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.56.516

 

Abstract

The identification of Scolytus fagi Walsh has been difficult because of the lack of diagnostic literature, the occurrence of several morphologically similar sympatric Scolytus species and the loss of the syntypes. In an effort to reduce taxonomic confusion, we designate a neotype for S. fagi, redescribe the male and female, add new distributional records and create a key for the identification of eastern Scolytus species.