Stevewoodia, E. Bright, Donald, 2010

E. Bright, Donald, 2010, Stevewoodia minutum, a new genus and species of Scolytidae (Coleoptera) from the West Indies. Studies on West Indian Scolytidae (Coleoptera) 6, ZooKeys 56, pp. 45-48 : 45

Stevewoodia gen. n.

Diagnosis.

With the character states of Micracini ( Wood 1982) but differs by the 5-segmented antennal funicle, by the solid antennal club with the sutures not visible, and by the very small and slender body which is 0.75-0.85 mm in length, 3.1 times longer than wide. Additional generic characters are included in the species description.

Type species:

Stevewoodia minutum Bright, sp. n.

Comments:

This genus is named in honor of the late Steven L. Wood, Monte L. Bean Life Science Museum, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, USA, the preeminent authority on the systematics and taxonomy of the Scolytidae . Dr. Wood was my major professor while I was a graduate student at Brigham Young University many years ago, and remained a valued colleague until his death in July 2009.