J. For. Sci., 2015, 61(9):377-381 | DOI: 10.17221/65/2015-JFS

Scolytus koenigi Schevyrew, 1890 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae): new bark beetle for the Czech Republic and notes on its biologyOriginal Paper

J. Kašák1, J. Foit1, O. Holuša1, M. Knížek2
1 Department of Forest Protection and Wildlife Management, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Technology, Mendel University in Brno, Brno, Czech Republic
2 Forestry and Game Management Research Institute, Jíloviště, Czech Republic

In November 2013, Scolytus koenigi Schevyrew, 1890 was recorded for the first time in the territory of the Czech Republic (Southern Moravia, at two localities near the village of Lednice). This finding represents the northernmost occurrence of this species in Central Europe. Because the knowledge of the S. koenigi bionomy is very limited, the characteristics of 52 galleries on 10 different host tree fragments were studied. The species was found to develop on dead or dying branches and thin trunks of maples Acer campestre L. and Acer platanoides L. with diameters of 3‒12 cm. All of the galleries comprised a 1.6-2.9 mm wide and 8-67 mm long single egg gallery oriented parallelly to the wood grain, with 18‒108 larval galleries emerging almost symmetrically on both sides of the egg gallery.

Keywords: Acer, first record, galleries, maple, Scolytinae

Published: September 30, 2015  Show citation

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Kašák J, Foit J, Holuša O, Knížek M. Scolytus koenigi Schevyrew, 1890 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae): new bark beetle for the Czech Republic and notes on its biology. J. For. Sci. 2015;61(9):377-381. doi: 10.17221/65/2015-JFS.
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