Cnestus

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Cnestus

Genus of beetles

Cnestus is a genus of ambrosia beetles.

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One prominent species is Cnestus mutilatus, the camphor shot borer. It is an invasive species that originated in Asia, and has spread over much of the Eastern United States.[1][2]

Description

Beetles of this genus are commonly around 3–4 mm in body length.

Etymology

The original author did not give any indication on the etymology of the genus name.[3]

Taxonomy

Around twenty species have been described for this genus.[4]

References

  1. [1]
    Barkbeetles.info: Cnestus mutilatus
  2. [2]
    Bugguide: Cnestus mutilatus
  3. [3]
    Sampson, Winn (1911). "LII.—On two new Wood-boring beetles (Ipidæ)". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 8 (45): 381–384. doi:10.1080/00222931108693046.
  4. [4]
    Sittichaya, Wisut; Beaver, Roger A. (2018). "Cnestus quadrispinosus, a new species of xyleborine ambrosia beetle from Thailand and Borneo (Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Scolytinae, Xyleborini)". ZooKeys (795): 31–37. doi:10.3897/zookeys.795.28384. PMC 6232242. PMID 30429655.


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