Hylastes ater, (Paykull, 1800)

Mandelshtam, M. Yu. & Petrov, A. V., 2019, A key to species of the tribe Hylastini LeConte, 1876 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) from Russia and adjacent countries, Russian Entomological Journal 28 (4), pp. 389-399 : 391-392

2. H. ater (Paykull, 1800)

Figs 4, 6–7, 9 , 24 , 27 .

= angusticollis Eggers, 1929 .

= anomalus (Oke, 1934).

= chloropus (Duftschmid, 1825).

= pinicola Bedel, 1888 .

DISTRIBUTION. Russia: European part south from Moscow, Kaliningrad Prov., Crimea, North Caucasus, Western and Eastern Siberia (up to southern regions of Krasnoyarsk Prov.); European countries of the former USSR ( Belarus, Latvia, Lithuania, Ukraine), Caucasus, Middle Asia ( Kazakhstan); Northern, Central and Southern Europe; Asia ( China, including Northeast provinces: Heilongjiang, Japan, North Korea, South Korea, Turkey); North Africa ( Algeria); introduced to Chile and New Zealand.

HOSTS. Pinus sylvestris , Pinus nigra , Pinus spp.

NOTES. This species by many authors, including Murayama [1962] and Schedl [1981], was considered to be a senior synonym of H. brunneus and H. aterrimus . As a result, many records of H. ater from Siberia, Russian Far-East and Asiatic countries may in fact refer to H. brunneus (= H. aterrimus ). Besides, in Japan H. parallelus Chapuis, 1875 most probably substitutes completely for H. ater .

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According to Krivolutskaya [1996] H. ater does not breed in Russian Far East. Records of the species for Kazakhstan [ Kostin, 1973] may refer to H. brunneus . H. ater which has been reported for Leningrad Province of Russia and farther to the North, for Estonia and Finland in some earlier references, does probably not have viable, permanent populations in the region [ Voolma et al., 2004].

Figures

Figs 1–6. Bark beetles of the genus Hylastes: 1 — Hylastes cunicularius; 2, 5 — H. substriatus; 3 — H. brunneus; 4, 6 — H. ater; 1–4 — habitus, dorsal view; 5–6 — elytral declivity; 1–4 — males; 1, 3 — Photographs from www.zin.ru\Animalia\Coleoptera. Author Kirill V. Makarov. Used with permission as indicated on website. Рис. 1–6. Короеды рода Hylastes: 1 — Hylastes cunicularius; 2, 5 — H. substriatus; 3 — H. brunneus; 4, 6 — H. ater; 1–4 — габитус, вид сверху; 5–6 — скат надкрылий; 1–4 — самцы; 1, 3 — фотографии с www.zin.ru\Animalia\Coleoptera. Автор К.В. Макаров. ИспольЗуютсЯ с раЗрешениЯ автора.

Figs 7–11. Details of bark beetles from genera Hylastes and Hylurgops: 7, 9 — Hylastes ater; 8 — Hylurgops palliatus;10 — Hylastes brunneus; 11 — Hylastes cunicularius; 7–8 — proventriculus; 9–11 — punctures of pronotal disc; 7–8 — photographs by Kirill V. Makarov. Рис. 7–11. Детали строениЯ короедов родов Hylastes и Hylurgops: 7, 9 — Hylastes ater; 8 — Hylurgops palliatus; 10 — Hylastes brunneus; 11 — Hylastes cunicularius; 7–8 — провентрикулюс; 9–11 — пунктировка переднеспинки; 7–8 — фотографии К.В. Макарова.

Figs 21–26. Male genitalia of bark beetles from genera Hylastes and Hylurgops: 21–22 — Hylastes substriatus; 23 — Hylastes linearis; 24 — Hylastes ater; 25 — Hylastes brunneus; 26 — Hylurgops palliatus; 21, 23–26 — dorsal view; 22 — lateral view. Рис. 21–26. Гениталии самцов короедов родов Hylastes и Hylurgops: 21–22 — Hylastes substriatus; 23 — Hylastes linearis; 24 — Hylastes ater; 25 — Hylastes brunneus; 26 — Hylurgops palliatus; 21, 23–26 — сверху; 22 — сбоку.

Figs 27–30. Male ventrites 5 of bark beetles of the genus Hylastes: 27 — H. ater; 28 — H. substriatus; 29 — H. brunneus; 30 — H. cunicularius. Рис. 27–30. ПЯтые членики брюшка самцов короедов рода Hylastes: 27 — H. ater; 28 — H. substriatus; 29 — H. brunneus; 30 — H. cunicularius.