First record of Ambrosiodmus (Hopkins, 1915) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae, Scolytinae) in Europe
Author
Faccoli, Massimo
Author
Frigimelica, Gabriella
Author
Mori, Nicola
Author
Toffolo, Edoardo Petrucco
Author
Vettorazzo, Marco
Author
Simonato, Mauro
text
Zootaxa
2009
2303
57
60
journal article
10.5281/zenodo.275324
e8c288c3-9a66-4e08-ab02-a670d03ab45b
1175-5326
275324
The genus
Ambrosiodmus
(Hopkins, 1915)
The genus
Ambrosiodmus
, which was separated only recently from
Xyleborus
(
Wood 1986
)
, is represented by more than 90 species worldwide (
Wood & Bright 1992
). Most species occur in tropical regions of Asia and Africa; about 14 are from South and Central
America
(
Wood & Bright 1992
), and seven from North
America
(save
Mexico
) (
Wood & Bright 1992
;
Rabaglia
et al.
2006
). The Australian fauna includes at least four native species (
Wood & Bright 1992
);
A. rubricollis
is now the first species in this genus recorded from Europe.