Euwallacea | |
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Lateral and dorsal views of Euwallacea species. From top left, Euwallacea fornicatus, E. interjectus, E. similis and E. validus | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Clade: | Phytophaga |
Superfamily: | Curculionoidea |
Family: | Curculionidae |
Subfamily: | Scolytinae |
Tribe: | Xyleborini |
Genus: |
Euwallacea A.D. Hopkins, 1915 |
Synonyms [1] | |
Wallacellus |
Euwallacea is a genus of typical bark beetles in the family Curculionidae. [2] [3] [4] They are commonly known as Ambrosia beetles, as all species are symbiotic with Ambrosia fungi. Originally from Asia or Wallacea, they are now found worldwide. Many species are pests, causing damage to, or the death of, tree species valued for their fruit or timber.
Data from: [3]
Wood and Bright 1992 Catalog, pp 685-695 [1]
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categories. (April 2024) |
Euwallacea | |
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Lateral and dorsal views of Euwallacea species. From top left, Euwallacea fornicatus, E. interjectus, E. similis and E. validus | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Clade: | Phytophaga |
Superfamily: | Curculionoidea |
Family: | Curculionidae |
Subfamily: | Scolytinae |
Tribe: | Xyleborini |
Genus: |
Euwallacea A.D. Hopkins, 1915 |
Synonyms [1] | |
Wallacellus |
Euwallacea is a genus of typical bark beetles in the family Curculionidae. [2] [3] [4] They are commonly known as Ambrosia beetles, as all species are symbiotic with Ambrosia fungi. Originally from Asia or Wallacea, they are now found worldwide. Many species are pests, causing damage to, or the death of, tree species valued for their fruit or timber.
Data from: [3]
Wood and Bright 1992 Catalog, pp 685-695 [1]
This article needs additional or more specific
categories. (April 2024) |