Biology:Dendroctonus brevicomis

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Short description: Species of beetle

Dendroctonus brevicomis
Lifestages western pine beetle 1934 Dendroctonus brevicomis.jpg
Life stages of D. brevicomis
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Curculionidae
Genus: Dendroctonus
Species:
D. brevicomis
Binomial name
Dendroctonus brevicomis
LeConte, 1876

Dendroctonus brevicomis, the western pine beetle, is a species of crenulate bark beetle in the family Curculionidae. It is found in North America[1][2][3] and parts of Mexico.[4] It is known as a destructive pest of ponderosa and Coulter pine trees.[5] When drought makes these pines more susceptible to infestations by D. brevicomis, there is an increased risk of forest fires due to dead trees.[6]

Adult D. brevicomis are brown or black beetles 3–5 mm in length. Females carve lengthy egg galleries in the wood, damaging the trees.[5]

A black and white photos shows 3 slabs of wood showing heavy, medium, and light damage. The egg galleries look like winding tunnels in the wood.
Examples of D. brevicomis egg galleries in ponderosa pine

References

  1. ↑ "Dendroctonus brevicomis Report". https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=114913. 
  2. ↑ "Dendroctonus brevicomis". https://www.gbif.org/species/1228032. 
  3. ↑ Valerio-Mendoza, O; Armendáriz-Toledano, F; Cuéllar-Rodríguez, G; Negrón, José F; Zúñiga, G (2017-09-01). "The Current Status of the Distribution Range of the Western Pine Beetle, Dendroctonus brevicomis (Curculionidae: Scolytinae) in Northern Mexico" (in en). Journal of Insect Science 17 (5). doi:10.1093/jisesa/iex070. ISSN 1536-2442. PMID 28922899. PMC 5597856. http://academic.oup.com/jinsectscience/article/doi/10.1093/jisesa/iex070/4103413. 
  4. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Will, Kip; Gross, Joyce; Rubinoff, Daniel; Powell, Jerry A. (2020). Field Guide to California Insects. Oakland, California: University of California Press. pp. 265. ISBN 9780520288744. 
  5. ↑ "Western Pine Beetle Kindles Fire Concerns in California". BioCycle 44 (4): 53. April 1, 2003. 

Further reading

  • Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 7: Curculionoidea I. Apollo Books. 2013. ISBN 978-90-04-26093-1. 
  • Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 8: Curculionoidea II. Apollo Books. 2013. ISBN 978-90-04-25916-4. 




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