Xyleborinus octiesdentatus (Murayama, 1931)

Gomez, Demian F., Rabaglia, Robert J., Fairbanks, Katherine E. O. & Hulcr, Jiri, 2018, North American Xyleborini north of Mexico: a review and key to genera and species (Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Scolytinae), ZooKeys 768, pp. 19-68 : 36

Xyleborinus octiesdentatus (Murayama, 1931) Fig. 14

Xyleborus octiesdentatus Murayama, 1931.

Type material.

Holotype; Kannanri, Korea; NMNH.

Distribution.

Asia; North America (introduced): Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina.

Notes.

Xyleborinus octiesdentatus was reported for the first time from North America based on specimens from Alabama and Louisiana ( Rabaglia et al. 2010). Distinguished from other Xyleborinus by the 4 pairs of long, pointed spines increasing in size towards apex, on interstriae 3.