Cnesinus elegans

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Curculionoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Coleopterida Ordo: Coleoptera Subordo: Polyphaga Infraordo: Cucujiformia Superfamilia: Curculionoidea

Familia: Curculionidae
Subfamilia: Scolytinae
Tribus: Bothrosternini
Genus: Cnesinus
Species: Cnesinus elegans

Name

Cnesinus elegans Blandford, 1896

Distribution

Central America:

• Guatemala (Izabal, Quetzaltenango), Honduras (Francisco Morazán), Panama (Chiriquí)

North America:

• Mexico (Chiapas, Hidalgo, Oaxaca, Puebla, Veracruz)

South America:

• Brazil (Santa Catarina), Colombia (Santander), Venezuela

Hosts:

• Betulaceae: Alnus
• Ericaceae: Arbutus
• Fabaceae: Inga vera, Zapoteca portoricencis
• Loranthaceae: Struthanthus
• Rosaceae: Rosa, Rubus
• Sapindaceae: Serjania
• Vitaceae: Vitis

References

• Blandford W.F.H, 1896. Biol. Cent. Amer. 4(6): 140. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Wood S.L., 1982. The bark and ambrosia beetles of North and Central America (Coleoptera: Scolytidae), a taxonomic monograph. Great Basin Nat. Mem. 6:1-1356. [226].
• Wood S.L., Bright,D.E. 1992. A catalog of Scolytidae and Platypodidae (Coleoptera), Part 2. Taxonomic Index. Great Basin Nat. Mem. 13:1-1553 (vol. A, B). [207]
• Wood S.L., 2007. Bark and ambrosia beetles of South America (Coleoptera: Scolytidae). Monte L. Bean Sci. Mus.,Provo, Utah. 900 pp. [85].

Links

• Cnesinus elegans - barkbeetles.info