North American Xyleborini
Genera and species description
Ambrosiodmus
Asperities cover the whole pronotum, not just the frontal slope. Elytral declivity very steep.
Species
Ambrosiodmus devexulus
The smallest Ambrosiodmus. Similar to A. obliquus, but punctures on elytra more prominent, and elytral declivity devoid of any granules. Native, common in Florida. Distribution and references.
Ambrosiodmus hagedorni
Middle-sized Ambrosiodmus; second and third interstriae on declivity with three pairs of prominent conical tubercles, other interstriae mostly bare. Similar to A. tachygraphus, but smaller, and punctures on declivity almost as wide as interstriae. Native, SE US. Previously known as A. lecontei but synonymized by Bright (2019). Distribution and references.
Ambrosiodmus lewisi
Larger species, rarely collected in the US. Similar to A. hagedorni, but interstrial (not strial) punctures on elytra confused or in two rows. Declivity with three pairs of prominent tubercles. Introduced from Asia. Distribution and references.
Ambrosiodmus minor
Larger species, only recently reported in the US (Rabaglia, in prep.). Most intrestriae on elytral declivity with rows of tubercles; these tubercles often knob-like, not pointed. Distribution and references.
Ambrosiodmus obliquus
Small Ambrosiodmus, similar to A. devexulus but with less prominent punctures, and interstrial (not strial) punctures on elytra confused. Native, Eastern US.Distribution and references.
Ambrosiodmus opimus
Small Ambrosiodmus. Similar to A. rubricollis, but with only few prominent tubercles on declivity. Similar to several larger spp. such as A. hagedorni and A. lewisi, but much smaller. Probably native to SE US. Distribution and references.
Ambrosiodmus rubricollis
Probably the most widespread Ambrosiodmus in the US, introduced from Asia. Among the small species. Distinctly reddish color when alive. Declivity with rows of small uniform granules, interstrial punctures as large as strial.Distribution and references.
Ambrosiodmus tachygraphus
Large species, longer than other Ambrosiodmus. Declivity with granules and small tubercles, largest on third interstriae, absent on first and second. Declivity very steep to obtuse. Similar to A. hagedorni, but punctures on elytra much smaller. Native to Eastern US..Distribution and references.
Ambrosiophilus
Black, robust. Differs from Ambrosiodmus by the absence of asperities on pronotal top; differs from Euwallacea by oblique, not costate edge of eltral declivity. One species in the US, non-native.
Species
Ambrosiophilus atratus
Black, robust. Colonizes freshly dead trees just on the ground level. Distribution and references.
Ambrosiophilus osumiensis
Likely to expand its distribution. Differs from A. atratus by its smaller size and the presence of tubercles on the declivity. Distribution and references.