Xylosandrus compactus

TaxID: 748742

Basic Information

Xylosandrus compactus

Black Twig Borer, Black twig borer

Xylosandrus compactus is a species of ambrosia beetle. Common names for this beetle include black twig borer, black coffee borer, black coffee twig borer and tea stem borer. The adult beetle is dark brown or black and inconspicuous; it bores into a twig of a host plant and lays its eggs, and the larvae create further tunnels through the plant tissues. These beetles are agricultural pests that damage the shoots of such crops as coffee, tea, cocoa and avocado.

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Taxonomic Information

Eukaryota

Arthropoda

Insecta

Coleoptera

Curculionidae

Xylosandrus

compactus

nan

Photos (0 photos)

No photos available.

Morphological Features

Adult female: body length 1.6–1.8 mm, black, shiny, winged. Declivital face of elytra steep and abruptly sloping from disc. Larva: white-cream, C-shaped, legless, glabrous, with brown head. Pupa: white-cream, same length as adult.

Source: GBIF Life Stage: Adult Source Type: Scholarly article
Citation:

M Faccoli. 2021. Xylosandrus compactus, a new forest pest in Italy. Forest@ - Rivista di Selvicoltura ed Ecologia Forestale

Host Plants (141 host plants)

Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.

Scientific Name Status
Acacia auriculiformis Host
Acacia dealbata Host
Acacia koa Host
Acacia mangium Host
Acalypha sp. Host
Acer monspessulanum Host
Acer sp. Host
Acrocarpus fraxinifolius Host
Adenanthera pavonina Host
Albizia chinensis Host
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Quarantine Status (11 records)

Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.

Country Status Year Added
Cambodia Quarantine pests —
Chile Quarantine pests 2019
Ecuador Quarantine pests —
Greece Quarantine pests —
Guatemala Absent —
Israel Quarantine pest 2009
Republic of Korea Quarantine pests —
Morocco Quarantine pest 2018
Nicaragua Absent —
Nepal Quarantine pests —
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Distribution (86 countries)

Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.

83
Present
2
Absent
0
Unknown/Other
Country Status State
Netherlands Antilles Present —
American Samoa Present —
Benin Present —
Brazil Present
Central African Republic Present —
Cambodia Present —
Switzerland Present —
China Present
Côte d'Ivoire Present —
Cameroon Present —
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Distribution Map (Latitude and longitude coordinates sourced from GBIF.)

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Genomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No genome records available.

Transcriptomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No transcriptome records available.

DNA Barcodes (62 records)

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Data source: BOLD.

Process ID BIN Marker Length Country Date Lat/Lon Sequence
XCO001-16 BOLD:ACB4177 COI-5P 658 India 2016-07-14 -
SYC6886-14 BOLD:ACB4178 COI-5P 658 French Polynesia 2007-02-07 -16.79, -150.962
SCOLP158-16 BOLD:ACB4178 COI-5P 666 United States 2007-04-25 19.635902, -155.95016
SCOLP157-16 BOLD:ACB4178 COI-5P 666 United States 2007-04-25 19.635902, -155.95016
SCOLP156-16 BOLD:ACB4178 COI-5P 615 United States 2007-04-25 19.635902, -155.95016
SCOLP155-16 BOLD:ACB4178 COI-5P 667 United States 2007-04-25 19.635902, -155.95016
PHPCH092-24 BOLD:ACB4178 COI-5P 601 Switzerland - -
PHPCH091-24 BOLD:ACB4178 COI-5P 477 Switzerland - -
PHPCH090-24 BOLD:ACB4178 COI-5P 606 Switzerland - -
PHPCH089-24 BOLD:ACB4178 COI-5P 565 Switzerland - -
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Literature