Corthylus subasperulus Eggers, 1940

Gomez, Demian F., Johnson, Andrew J. & Hulcr, Jiri, 2020, Potential pest bark and ambrosia beetles from Cuba not present in the continental United States, Florida Entomologist 103 (1), pp. 96-96 : 96-

Corthylus subasperulus Eggers ( Coleoptera : Curculionidae ) ( Fig. 1 )

with a row of small granules and fine setae. Adult females are 2.4 to 2.7 mm. This species is most difficult to distinguish from several Xyleborus species such as Xyleborus affinis Eichhoff and Xyleborus volvulus (Fa-

Diagnosis: This species is distinguished by the black or redbrown color, small size (less than 2 mm), and convex elytral declivity with a row of long setae in interstriae 1, 3, 5, and 7. Females have a glabrous frons with a margin of incurved setae. Corthylus papulans Eichoff ( Coleoptera : Curculionidae ), present in southeastern USA, can be distinguished by its larger size, and small granules on the declivity.

Distribution: Caribbean: Cuba (Santiago Province), Dominica, Guadeloupe, Puerto Rico.

Hosts: unknown.

Notes: Details on ecology are unknown.

Figures

Fig. 1. Dorsal and lateral view of female Corthylus subasperulus. Scale bar: 1 mm.Permission to publish from the National Museum of Natural History,Smith- sonian Institution, Washington, DC, USA.