Kauaʻi record · KCA-IA-00749
Xyleborus ferrugineus
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About Xyleborus ferrugineus
Xyleborus ferrugineus is a member of Curculionidae in the order Coleoptera. Its recorded origin status on Kauaʻi is introduced / adventive.
Xyleborus ferrugineus is an introduced ambrosia beetle documented from Kauaʻi and associated with rapid ʻōhiʻa death study trees. It was one of the most frequently reared ambrosia beetles from affected ʻōhiʻa bolts.
Kauaʻi occurrence evidence: Roy et al. (2023) document Xyleborus ferrugineus on Kauaʻi among ROD-associated beetles and report it as the second most abundant species reared from ʻōhiʻa bolts after X. perforans.
The cited occurrence evidence does not by itself establish current abundance or population trend on Kauaʻi.
Life cycle
Egg; larva; pupa; adult; gallery-associated development in woody substrate typical of ambrosia/pinhole beetles; species-specific timing remains to be sourced.
Habitat
Documented in Kauaʻi ʻōhiʻa forest rapid ʻōhiʻa death investigations; wood/host associations beyond the study system require species-specific completion.
Food and ecological role
Wood-boring/gallery beetle associated with symbiotic fungi; exact host and fungal associations on Kauaʻi require species-specific completion.
Reproduction
Breeding occurs in galleries excavated in woody material; species-specific mating system and brood details remain to be sourced.
Movement
Adults disperse by flight; Kauaʻi dispersal distances and seasonal flight patterns require species-specific evidence.
Ecosystem role
Introduced wood-associated ambrosia/pinhole beetle in Kauaʻi forest arthropod communities.
Monitoring
Lock exact collection localities/specimen details where available, current-name authority, host associations, and exact-taxon public reference media/license.
Names and classification
- Scientific name
- Xyleborus ferrugineus
- Family
- Curculionidae
- Order
- Coleoptera
- Record type
- species
Kauaʻi occurrence and status
- Kauaʻi occurrence
- Present
- Origin
- Introduced / adventive
- Conservation status
- Not assessed
Process and seasonal context
- Seasonal description
- Xyleborus ferrugineus is a member of Curculionidae in the order Coleoptera. Its recorded origin status on Kauaʻi is introduced / adventive.