Xyleborus affinis
TaxID: 105120
Basic Information
Xyleborus affinis
Ambrosia beetle, Oak Ambrosia Beetle
Xyleborus affinis, the sugarcane shot-hole borer, is a species of ambrosia beetle in the family Curculionidae. It is found on all continents with woodlands and is one of the most widespread ambrosia beetles internationally, primarily in areas with humid tropical climates like Florida. Like other ambrosia beetles, Xyleborus affinis is attracted to dead fallen logs in early stages of decay. Due to the presence of X. affinis on moist timber, this species is mistakenly believed to be the cause of tree death. However, there is insufficient evidence to support their presence as a causal factor. Rather, these beetles are believed to target and accelerate the decay process of trees that are already deteriorated and weak. Similar to other species of ambrosia beetles, Xyleborus affinis lives in symbiosis with ambrosia fungi and dig tunnels (formally known as galleries) into the xylem of decaying trees where the fungus is then grown. Female eggs are laid in these fungus-lined galleries and use the fungus as a food source. How prominent sexual dimorphism is in this species is highly dependant on temperature conditions during development, with individuals that were reared under high temperatures having less pronounced sexually dimorphic traits than those that were reared under lower temperature conditions.
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Taxonomic Information
Metazoa
Arthropoda
Insecta
Coleoptera
Curculionidae
Xyleborus
affinis
unclassified
Species
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k__Metazoa;p__Arthropoda;c__Insecta;o__Coleoptera;f__Curculionidae;g__Xyleborus;s__Xyleborus affinis
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Arthropods
Photos (5 photos)
Morphological Features
No morphological description available.
Host Plants (0 host plants)
Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.
No host plants available.
Quarantine Status (4 records)
Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.
| Country | Status | Year Added |
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| Argentina | A1 list | 2019 |
| China | Quarantine pest | 2021 |
| Ghana | Quarantine pests | — |
| Republic of Korea | Quarantine pests | — |
Distribution (39 countries)
Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.
| Country | Status | State |
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| Argentina | Present | — |
| Australia | Present | — |
| Belize | Present | — |
| Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | Present | — |
| Brazil | Present | — |
| Canada | Present | — |
| Cameroon | Present | — |
| Colombia | Present | — |
| Costa Rica | Present | — |
| Ecuador | Present | — |
Distribution Map (Latitude and longitude coordinates sourced from GBIF.)
Download CSVGenomes (1 records)
Data source: NCBI.
| Assembly Accession | Assembly Level | Genome Size(Mb) | Contig N50(Kb) | Scaffold N50(Kb) | BUSCO% | Downloads | Actions |
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| GCA_046766355.1 | Scaffold | 219 | 84 | 4846 | - |
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Transcriptomes (0 records)
Data source: NCBI.
No transcriptome records available.
Literature
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