Orthotomicus laricis ( Fabricius, 1792: 365 )

Córdoba, Silvia P., Atkinson, Thomas H. & Mendoza, Eduardo A., 2023, Checklist of the subfamily Scolytinae (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in Tucumán province, Argentina, Zootaxa 5353 (6), pp. 501-532 : 514

Orthotomicus laricis ( Fabricius, 1792: 365) *

Fig. 6 K–L

Material examined. Argentina, Tucumán, Famaillá, Sauce Huacho , 26º 55' 79.9" S, 65º 28' 61.0" W, 645 m, 25.VII.2017, cols. Córdoba S. and Mendoza E. (1, IFML) .

Distribution. Argentina: Tucumán (Dpto. Famaillá) and Neuquén; Africa: Algeria and Morocco; Asia: China and Thailand; Eurasia: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czechia, Denmark, England, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea, Luxemburg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and Yugoslavia ( Wood & Bright 1992; Córdoba et al. 2021; Atkinson 2023).

Comments. Kirkendall (2018) noted that previous reports of O. erosus (Wollaston) were in error and were actually this species. Specimens from Tucumán were examined by both authors.

Figures

FIGURE 6. Dorsal and lateral views. A–B: Coccotrypes carpophagus, female; C–D: Coccotrypes dactyliperda, female (USNMENT01356857); E–F: Scolytodes sparsepilosus, male (USNMENT00912514); G–H: Scolytodes tucumani, male (USNMENT00912689); I–J: Xylechinus imperialis, male (USNMENT01547482); K–L: Orthotomicus laricis, male (USNMENT01356710). Photos by S.M. Smith (E–H) and T.H. Atkinson (all others). Photographs from Smithsonian USNM include specimen barcode values, used with permission (CC0).