Platypus quercivorus

TaxID: 478197

Basic Information

Platypus quercivorus

Japanese Oak Ambrosia Beetle

Platypus quercivorus, the oak ambrosia beetle, is a species of weevil and pest of broad-leaved trees. This species is most commonly known for vectoring the fungus responsible for excessive oak dieback in Japan since the 1980s. It is found in Japan, India, Indonesia, New Guinea, and Taiwan.

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Taxonomic Information

Eukaryota

Arthropoda

Insecta

Coleoptera

Curculionidae

Platypus

quercivorus

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Photos (5 photos)

Platypus quercivorus
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(c) WATANABE Hitoshi 渡辺仁@BY
Platypus quercivorus
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(c) Yoshimasa Uchiyama@BY
Platypus quercivorus
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(c) WATANABE Hitoshi 渡辺仁@BY
Platypus quercivorus
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(c) WATANABE Hitoshi 渡辺仁@BY
Platypus quercivorus
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(c) yah_japan@BY-NC

Morphological Features

Adult female Platypus quercivorus possess 4–12 mycangial pits on the pronotum, which are essential for carrying symbiotic fungi. No other morphological details are available from the supplied evidence.

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

Gabriel Fiakpornu, Naoto Kamata. 2026. Effect of Temperature and Genetic Inheritance on the Number of Mycangium Pits in Female Platypus quercivorus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Platypodinae). Insects

Host Plants (23 host plants)

Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.

Scientific Name Status
Castanea crenata Host
Castanopsis cuspidata Host
Castanopsis faberi Host
Cryptomeria japonica Host
Fatsia japonica Host
Ilex chinensis Host
Ilex rotunda Host
Lindera erythrocarpa Host
Lithocarpus coalitus Host
Lithocarpus edulis Host
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Quarantine Status (3 records)

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

Country Status Year Added
United Kingdom Quarantine pest 2023
Republic of Korea Quarantine pests —
United States of America Quarantine pests 2007

Distribution (10 countries)

Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.

9
Present
1
Absent
0
Unknown/Other
Country Status State
China Present
Indonesia Present —
India Present —
Japan Present
Lao People's Democratic Republic Present —
Papua New Guinea Absent —
Russian Federation Present
Thailand Present —
Taiwan, China Present —
Viet Nam Present —

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 (31 records)

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Data source: BOLD.

Process ID BIN Marker Length Country Date Lat/Lon Sequence
GBCL52159-19 BOLD:ADU4825 COI-5P 658 Japan - 36.767387, 137.46935
GBCL52158-19 BOLD:ADU4825 COI-5P 658 Japan - 36.767387, 137.46935
GBCL52157-19 BOLD:ADU4825 COI-5P 658 Japan - 36.767387, 137.46935
GBCL52156-19 BOLD:ADU4825 COI-5P 658 Japan - 36.767387, 137.46935
GBCL52155-19 BOLD:ADU4825 COI-5P 658 Japan - 36.767387, 137.46935
GBCL52154-19 BOLD:ADU4825 COI-5P 658 Japan - 36.767387, 137.46935
GBCL52153-19 BOLD:ADU4825 COI-5P 658 Japan - 36.767387, 137.46935
GBCL52152-19 BOLD:ADU4825 COI-5P 658 Japan - 36.767387, 137.46935
GBCL52151-19 BOLD:ADU4825 COI-5P 658 Japan - 36.767387, 137.46935
GBCL52150-19 BOLD:ADU4825 COI-5P 658 Japan - 36.767387, 137.46935
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Literature