Xylosandrus aurinegro Gomez & Hulcr

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-

Xylosandrus aurinegro Gomez & Hulcr ( Coleoptera : Curculionidae ) ( Fig. 9)

Diagnosis: This species can be distinguished from all other known Xylosandrus species by the combination of its color pattern (pronotum yellowish-brown and elytra dark brown to black) and distinct tubercles on the interstriae 1, 2, and 3 of the elytral declivity. Adult females are 2.0 to 2.2 mm.

Distribution: Caribbean: Cuba (Artemisa Province).

Hosts: Psychotria ( Rubiaceae ) sp.

Notes: Details on ecology are unknown. The only known specimens were collected in one single event from a dying tree.