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Pine shoot beetle
Tomicus piniperda (Linnaeus) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae: Hylesinini: Tomicina)

Status
Exotic (absent from Australia)

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Caption: Bohemia C., Stark & Bolestav, 22 May 1994, M. Knizek & det M. Knizek

Source: Simon Hinkley & Ken Walker Museum Victoria

The adults are brown to black, 3.5 to 4.8 mm long, and similar to T. minor; they differ from Dendroctonus in that the funicle of the antenna is composed of six antennomeres. Tomicus piniperda can be distinguished from other members of the genus by the smooth second elytral interval on the declivity.

Source:

http://creatures.ifas.ufl.edu/trees/beetles/pine_shoot_beetle.htm

PaDIL Links:
Western pine beetle (Dendroctonus brevicomis)
Southern pine beetle (Dendroctonus frontalis)
Mountain pine beetle (Dendroctonus ponderosae)
Black turpentine beetle (Dendroctonus terebrans)
Red turpentine beetle (Dendroctonus valens)
Lesser pine shoot beetle (Tomicus minor)

Specimen contact point: AQIS - Brisbane

Citation: Walker, K. (2008) Pine shoot beetle (Tomicus piniperda) Pest and Diseases Image Library. Updated on 2/13/2008 10:19:11 PM. Available online: http://www.padil.gov.au

Created Date: 5/3/2006 11:30:42 AM

Last Updated: 2/13/2008 10:19:11 PM

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