EPPO Global Database

Xyleborus glabratus(XYLBGR)

Distribution details in China

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2020: Present, no details
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2014/086) : the collection at the Institute of Zoology in Beijing contains 45 specimens of X. glabratus collected from the Fujian, Hunan and Sichuan provinces, mainly from Lauraceae (Cinnamomum camphora, Machilus nanmu, Phoebe neurantha, Phoebe zhennan) tree species (but also from Schima superba (Theaceae) and Picea asperata (Pinaceae)).
References
* Cognato A, Smith SM, Li Y, Pham TH, Hulcr J (2019) Genetic variability among Xyleborus glabratus populations native to Southeast Asia (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae: Xyleborini) and the description of two related species. Journal of Economic Entomology 112(3), 274-1284. DOI: 10.1093/jee/toz026.

* Hulcr J, Lou QZ (2013) The redbay ambrosia beetle (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) prefers Lauraceae in its native range: records from the Chinese National Insect Collection. Florida Entomologist 96(4), 1595-1596.
------- Specimens collected from Fujian, Hunan and Sichuan provinces.

* Smith SM, Beaver RA, Cognato AI (2020) A monograph of the Xyleborini (Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Scolytinae) of the Indochinese Peninsula (except Malaysia) and China. ZooKeys 983, 1-442. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.983.52630
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
India West Bengal Present, no details view...
India Present, no details view...
India Assam Present, no details view...
Myanmar Present, no details view...
Vietnam Present, no details view...