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List of bark beetles Scolytidae of the Leningrad Region

Michail Mandelshtam


(page in process of final editing)


Species Status First record from Province Host plants Additional remarks
Hylurgops glabratus (Zetterstedt, 1828)
= H. decumanus (Erichson, 1836)
indigenous Osten-Saken, 1857 Picea abies, rarely Pinus sylvestris  
Hylurgops longipilis (Reitter, 1894) introduced Mandelshtam, Popovichev, 2000 Picea abies Do not breed in the region constantly
Hylurgops palliatus (Gyllenhal, 1813) indigenous Osten-Saken, 1857 Picea abies, Pinus sylvestris, rarely Larix sibirica  
Hylastes angustatus (Herbst, 1793) indigenous Hummel, Ess. III after 1821 Pinus sylvestris Probably mixed with Hylastes opacus
Hylastes brunneus Erichson, 1836
= H. aterrimus Eggers, 1933
indigenous Stark, 1952 Pinus sylvestris, rarely Picea abies  
Hylastes cunicularius Erichson, 1836 indigenous Obert, 1876 Picea abies  
Hylastes opacus Erichson, 1836 indigenous Osten-Saken, 1857 Pinus sylvestris  
Hylastes plumbeus Blandford, 1894
= H. obscurus Chapuis, 1875
indigenous Stark, 1952 Picea abies  
Hylesinus crenatus (Fabricus, 1787) indigenous Obert, 1876 Fraxinus spp.  
Hylesinus varius (Fabricius, 1775)
= H. fraxini (Panzer, 1779)
indigenous Obert, 1876 Fraxinus spp.  
Xylechinus pilosus (Ratzeburg, 1837) indigenous Gornostaev, 1916 Picea abies  
Tomicus minor (Hartig, 1834)
= Blastophagus minor (Hartig, 1834)
indigenous Gornostaev, 1916 Pinus sylvestris, rarely Picea abies Economically important
Tomicus piniperda (Linne, 1758)
= Blastophagus piniperda (Linne, 1758)
indigenous Osten-Saken, 1857 Pinus sylvestris, exclusively rarely Picea abies, once on Pinus koraiensis Economically important
Dendroctonus micans (Kugelann, 1794) indigenous Osten-Saken, 1857 Picea abies, Pinus sylvestris Economically important
Hylurgus ligniperda (Fabricius, 1787) questionable Obert, 1876 Unknown Not confirmed by collection material
Pagiocerus frontalis (Fabricius, 1801)
= P. zeae Eggers, 1928
imported Stark, 1952 Zea mais Do not breed in the region
Phloeotribus spinulosus (Rey, 1883)
= Phthorophloeus spinulosus Rey, 1883
indigenous Gornostaev, 1916 Picea abies  
Polygraphus poligraphus (Linne, 1758)
= P. pubescens (Fabricius, 1792)
indigenous Osten-Saken, 1857 Picea abies Economically important
Polygraphus proximus Blandford, 1894 introduced Mandelshtam, Popovichev, 2000 Picea abies Do not breed in the region constantly
Polygraphus punctifrons Thomson, 1886 indigenous Jatzentkovsky, 1931 Picea abies, rarely Pinus sylvestris  
Polygraphus subopacus Thomson, 1871 indigenous Gornostaev, 1916 Picea abies  
Carphoborus cholodkovskyi Spessivtseff, 1916 indigenous Stark, 1952, indirectly Pinus sylvestris Rare, no recent findings
Carphoborus minimus (Fabricius, 1798) indigenous Obert, 1876 Pinus sylvestris Extremely rare or regionally extinct
Carphoborus rossicus Semenov, 1902 indigenous Mandelshtam, Popovichev, 2000 Picea abies Rare
Scolytus intricatus (Ratzeburg, 1837) indigenous Mandelshtam, Popovichev, 2001 Quercus robur  
Scolytus laevis Chapuis, 1869 indigenous Mandelshtam, Popovichev, 2000 Ulmus spp.  
Scolytus mali (Bechstein, 1805) indigenous Unpublished Malus domesticus First finding - 24.04.1999, Alexandrino in St.Petersburg, leg. Mandelshtam, specimens in collection of the author
Scolytus multistriatus (Marsham, 1802) indigenous Mandelshtam, Popovichev, 2000 Ulmus spp.  
Scolytus ratzeburgi Janson, 1856
= S. destructor (Ratzeburg, 1837)
indigenous Osten-Saken, 1857 Betula pendula, Betula pubescens  
Scolytus rugulosus (Mueller, 1818) indigenous Gornostaev, 1916 Padus avium, Sorbus aucuparia, Crataegus sp.  
Scolytus scolytus (Fabricius, 1775) indigenous Osten-Saken, 1857, Motschulsky, Cat. Man. Ulmus spp. Confirmed in 2001
Pityogenes bidentatus (Herbst, 1784) indigenous Osten-Saken, 1857 Pinus sylvestris  
Pityogenes chalcographus (Linne, 1761) indigenous Osten-Saken, 1857 Picea abies, Pinus sylvestris, rarely Larix sibirica Economically important
Pityogenes ircutensis Eggers, 1910 indigenous Jatzentkovsky, 1931 Pinus sylvestris Rare, not confirmed by present collection material
Pityogenes quadridens (Hartig, 1834) indigenous Gornostaev, 1916 Pinus sylvestris  
Pityogenes saalasi Eggers, 1914 indigenous Stark, 1952 Picea abies Rare, not confirmed by present collection material
Pityogenes trepanatus (Nordlinger, 1848) indigenous Mandelshtam, Popovichev, 2000 Pinus sylvestris  
Pityokteines curvidens (Germar, 1824) introduced several times Osten-Saken, 1857, Motschulsky Cat.Man. Picea abies  
Pityokteines spinidens (Reitter, 1894) introduced Mandelshtam, Popovichev, 2000 Picea abies  
Orthotomicus laricis (Fabricius, 1792) indigenous Hummel, 1821 Mostly on Picea abies, also on Pinus sylvestris  
Orthotomicus longicollis (Gyllenhal, 1827) indigenous Stark, 1952 Pinus sylvestris Sporadic
Orthotomicus proximus (Eichhoff, 1867) indigenous Mazarakii, 1901 Pinus sylvestris  
Orthtotmicus starki Spessivtseff, 1926 indigenous Stark, 1952 Picea abies Rare
Orthotomicus suturalis (Gyllenhal, 1827)
= O. nigritus (Gyllenhal, 1827)
indigenous Osten-Saken, 1857, Motschulsky, Cat. Man. Picea abies, Pinus sylvestris  
Ips acuminatus (Gyllenhal, 1827) indigenous Osten-Saken, 1857 Pinus sylvestris, Picea abies Nowadays become rare, previously much more common
Ips amitinus (Eichhoff, 1871) indigenous Mandelshtam, 1999 Picea abies, sometimes Pinus sylvestris New element in regional fauna
Ips cembrae (Heer, 1836)
= I. subelongatus (Motschulsky, 1860)
introduced or indigenous Mandelshtam, Popovichev, 2000 Picea abies?  
Ips duplicatus (Sahlberg, 1836) indigenous Gornostaev, 1916 Picea abies  
Ips sexdentatus (Boerner, 1776) indigenous Osten-Saken, 1857 Pinus sylvestris Nowadays become rare, previously much more common
Ips typographus (Linne, 1758) indigenous Hummel, 1821 Picea abies, rarely Pinus sylvestris Economically important
Lymantor coryli (Perris, 1853) indigenous Stark, 1952 indirectly; Mandelshtam, Popovichev, 2000 most probably Padus avium  
Taphrorychus villifrons (Dufour, 1843) introduced Mandelshtam, Popovichev, 2000 Unknown Recent findings in Moscow Province reported
Dryocoetes alni (Georg, 1856) indigenous Obert, 1876 Alnus incana  
Dryocoetes autographus (Ratzeburg, 1837) indigenous Osten-Saken, 1857 Picea abies  
Dryocoetes hectographus Reitter, 1913 indigenous Stark, 1952, indirectly Picea abies, rarely Pinus sylvestris Mixed by old authors with the previous species
Dryocoetes villosus (Fabricius, 1792) introduced unpublished Unknown One specimen in Zoological Institute with the label «Petropolis, coll. Semenov-Tian-
Shansky»
Coccotrypes dactyliperda (Fabricius, 1801) imported Obert, 1876   Does not breed in the region
Crypturgus cinereus (Herbst, 1793)
= C. subcribrosus Eggers, 1933
indigenous Obert, 1876 Picea abies, Pinus sylvestris  
Crypturgus hispidulus Thomson, 1870 indigenous Stark, 1952, indirectly Picea abies  
Crypturgus pusillus (Gyllenhal, 1813) indigenous Osten-Saken, 1857 Picea abies, Pinus sylvestris  
Trypodendron domesticum (Linne, 1758) indigenous Osten-Saken, 1857 Alnus incana  
Trypodendron laeve Eggers, 1939
= T. piceum Strand, 1946
indigenous Mandelshtam, Popovichev, 2000 Picea abies, Pinus sylvestris  
Trypodendron lineatum (Olivier, 1795) indigenous Osten-Saken, 1857 Picea abies, Pinus sylvestris, Larix sibirica Economically important
Trypodendron signatum (Fabricius, 1787) indigenous Gornostaev, 1916 Betula spp., Alnus incana, Quercus robur  
Xyleborus cryptographus (Ratzeburg, 1837) indigenous Gornostaev, 1916 Populus tremula  
Xyleborus dispar (Fabricius, 1792) indigenous Osten-Saken, 1857 Alnus incana, Quercus robur, Populus tremula  
Xyleborus monographus (Fabricius, 1792) unknown Hummel, 1821 Quercus robus? Not confirmed by present colection material
Trypophloeus alni (Lindemann, 1875) indigenous Gornostaev, 1916 Alnus incana  
Trypophloeus binodulus (Ratzeburg, 1837) (also cited as Trypophloeus  asperatus  (Gyllenhal, 1813)) indigenous Obert, 1876 Populus tremula Many authors used unvalid name Trypophloeus asperatus (Gyllenhal, 1813)
Trypophloeus bispinulus Eggers, 1927 indigenous Stark, 1952 Populus tremula  
Trypophloeus palmi Hansen, 1955
= T. discedens Palm, 1950
questionable Mandelshtam, Popovichev, 2000 Populus tremula Findings should be confirmed
Ernoporus tiliae (Panzer, 1793) indigenous Gornostaev, 1916 Tilia cordata  
Cryphalus asperatus (Gyllenhal, 1813)
= C. abietis (Ratzeburg, 1837)
indigenous Osten-Saken, 1857 Picea abies, rarely Pinus sylvestris Recorded in southern and northern coastal regions
Cryphalus saltuarius Weise, 1891 indigenous Gornostaev, 1916 Picea abies  
Pityophthorus glabratus Eichhoff, 1878 indigenous Stark, 1952, indirectly Pinus sylvestris Rare
Pityophthorus lichtensteinii (Ratzeburg, 1837) indigenous Gornostaev, 1916 Pinus sylvestris, rarely Picea abies  
Pityophthorus micrographus (Linne, 1758) indigenous Osten-Saken, 1857 Picea abies, sometimes Pinus sylvestris  
Pityophthorus morosovi Spessivtseff, 1926 indigenous Stark, 1952, indirectly Picea abies Rare
Pityophthorus traegardhi Spessivtseff, 1921 indigenous Stark, 1952 Picea abies Rare

 

The following species should be excluded from Leningrad (St.Petersburg) Province faunal lists (Mandelshtam, Popovichev, 2000):
Hylastes ater (Paykull, 1800) (indicated by Osten-Saken, 1857; Obert, 1876; Gornostaev, 1916),
Hylastes attenuatus Erichson, 1836 (unpublished),
Hylastes linearis Erichson, 1836 (indicated by Osten-Saken, 1857 with reference to Motschulsky, Catalogue Manual),
Polygraphus griseus Eggers, 1923 (unpublished, misidentified specimens are present in B.V. Sokanovsky collection, Moscow Zoological Museum),
Cryphalus piceae (Ratzeburg, 1837) (indicated indirectly by Krivolutskaja, 1965),
Trypophloeus spiculatus Eggers, 1927 (indicated by Stark, 1952),
Pityophthorus pityographus (Ratzeburg, 1837) (indicated by Osten-Saken, 1857; Obert, 1876).

 

Two questionable species are treated here as synonyms:
Hylurgops starki Eggers, 1933 - is the junior synonym of Hylastes cunicularius Erichson, 1836 and
Crypturgus subcribrosus Eggers, 1932 - is a synonym of Crypturgus cinereus (Herbst, 1793).

 

Several species are not yet found in Leningrad Province (Mandelshtam, Popovichev, 2000) despite theirs presence was reported for neighboring regions, i.e. Finalnd or Estonia:
Lymantor aceris (Lindemann, 1875),
Xyleborinus saxesenii (Ratzeburg, 1837),
Trypophloeus granulatus (Ratzeburg, 1837),
Gnathotrichus materiarius (Fitch, 1858).

 

The references like: «Stark, 1952, indirectly» means the published indication «all taiga zone» with the simultaneous presence of the considered species specimens from Leningrad Province or neighboring regions in Zoological Institute collections trapped earlier than the monograph "Fauna of the USSR" (1952) by V.N. Stark was published and probably seen by V.N. Stark during his work.

 

All records by Hummel are dated by 1821, despite different dates of his «Essais entomologique» separate issues appearance.

 

Only commonly used in past and far not all synonyms of Scolytidae are included in the table.

 

The synonymy of the bark-beetles and the dates of the species description are given according to monograph by Pfeffer (1994) with some corrections in dates and synonymy according to world-wide Catalogue of Scolytidae (Wood and Bright, 1992).

 

Only the trees growing in Leningrad (St. Petersburg) Province and serving as hosts for bark-beetles in the region are included into list of bark-beetle host plants. This list does not include all posibles host-plants of individual bark-beetle species.

 

 

More detailed overview of the Leningrad (St. Petersburg) fauna of Scolytidae you can find in the following paper:

 

Mandelshtam M.Yu., Popovichev B.G. Annotated List of Bark-Beetles (Coleoptera, Scolytidae) of Leningrad Province. Entomological Review, 2000. Vol. 80. N 8. P. 200-216. (Translated from Entomologicheskoye Obozrenye, 2000. Vol. 79. N 3. - P.599-618., English translation is available as preprint).

 

Some addtions and corrections are done in the current list compared to the published version of the paper.

 

 

Michail Yu. Mandelshtam
28.01.2002

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