Bark beetle mycobiome: collaboratively defined research priorities on a widespread insect-fungus symbiosis

J Hulcr, I Barnes, ZW De Beer, TA Duong, R Gazis… - Symbiosis, 2020 - Springer
One of the main threats to forests in the Anthropocene are novel or altered interactions
among trees, insects and fungi. To critically assess the contemporary research on bark …

[HTML][HTML] A monograph of the Xyleborini (Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Scolytinae) of the Indochinese peninsula (except Malaysia) and China

SM Smith, RA Beaver, AI Cognato - ZooKeys, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Abstract The Southeast Asian xyleborine ambrosia beetle fauna is reviewed for the first time.
Thirty-four genera and 315 species are reviewed, illustrated, and keyed to genera and …

Forest health in the southern cone of America: State of the art and perspectives on regional efforts

JM Villacide, DF Gomez, CA Perez, JC Corley… - Forests, 2023 - mdpi.com
The plantation and natural forests of South America have been highly impacted by native
and exotic pests in recent decades. The interaction of emerging invasive pests, climate …

[HTML][HTML] New species and new records of exotic Scolytinae (Coleoptera, Curculionidae) in Europe

M Marchioro, M Faccoli, M Dal Cortivo… - Biodiversity Data …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Bark and ambrosia beetles (Coleoptera, Scolytinae) are amongst the most
important wood-boring insects introduced to Europe. During field investigations conducted …

First report of the alien ambrosia beetle Cnestus mutilatus and further finding of Anisandrus maiche in the European part of the EPPO region (Coleoptera …

F Colombari, I Martinez‐Sañudo, A Battisti - EPPO Bulletin, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Based on specimens collected in traps in North‐Eastern Italy, Cnestus mutilatus (Blandford,
1894), an ambrosia beetle native to Asia, is reported for the first time in Italy and in the …

[HTML][HTML] Bark beetles and pinhole borers recently or newly introduced to France (Coleoptera: Curculionidae, Scolytinae and Platypodinae)

T Barnouin, F Soldati, A Roques, M Faccoli… - Zootaxa, 2020 - mapress.com
We present an annotated list of 11 Scolytinae and Platypodinae species newly or recently
introduced to France. Four species are recorded for the first time as interceptions …

Two sympatric lineages of Australian Cnestus solidus share Ambrosiella symbionts but not Wolbachia

JRM Bickerstaff, BH Jordal, M Riegler - Heredity, 2024 - nature.com
Sympatric lineages of inbreeding species provide an excellent opportunity to investigate
species divergence patterns and processes. Many ambrosia beetle lineages (Curculionidae …

[HTML][HTML] One hundred eighteen taxonomic changes among Xyleborine ambrosia beetles (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae)

SM Smith, RA Beaver, W Sittichaya, AI Cognato - Zootaxa, 2022 - mapress.com
An ongoing study of the ambrosia beetle tribe Xyleborini has resulted in numerous
taxonomic changes mostly representing new generic/species combinations which remove …

Ferries and environmental DNA: Underway sampling from commercial vessels provides new opportunities for systematic genetic surveys of marine biodiversity

E Valsecchi, A Arcangeli, R Lombardi… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Marine environmental DNA (eDNA) is an important tool for biodiversity research and
monitoring but challenges remain in scaling surveys over large spatial areas, and increasing …

New Non-native Pseudocryptic Cyclorhipidion Species (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae: Xyleborini) Found in the United States as Revealed in a Multigene …

SM Smith, AI Cognato - Insect Systematics and Diversity, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Pseudocryptic species, those that are difficult to diagnose using traditional taxonomic
methods, are serious impediments for recognizing the introduction of non-native species …