Distinguishing Immatures of Insect Associates
of Southern Pine Bark Beetles

Southern Pine Beetle Handbook

United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Cooperative State Research Service, Southern Pine Beetle Handbook, Agriculture Handbook No. 641. October 1985.

Appendix

Known or suspected roles of several insect associates of southern pine bark beetles

Predominantly Predaceous

Cylistix spp.
Lyctocoris elongatus (Reuter)
Medetera spp.
Nudobius luridipennis Casey
Platysoma spp.
Plegaderus spp.
Scoloposcelis mississippensis
Drake and Harris
Silvanus bidentatus (Fabricius)
Temnochila virescens (Fabricius)
Tenebroides spp.
Thanasimus dubius (Fabricius)

Parasites

Cenocoelius nigrisoma (Rohwer)
Coeloides pissodis (Ashmead)
Dendrosoter sulcatus Muesebeck
Dinotiscus dendroctoni (Ashmead)
Eurytoma tomici Ashmead
Heydenia unica Cook and Davis
Meteorus hypophloei Cushman
Rhopalicus sp.
Roptrocerus sp.
Spathius pallidus Ashmead

Predominantly Scavengers

Aradus sp.
Cecidomyiidae
Cossonus corticola Say
Formicidae
Sciaridae
Staphylinidae (other than Nudobius)
Zabrachia polita Coquillet

Food Competitors

Cerambycidae (some)
Crypturgus aleutaceus Schwartz
Pityophthorus sp.

Wood Borers

Buprestidae
Cerambycidae
Gnathotrichus materiarius (Fitch)
Lasconotus spp.
Platypus flavicornis Fabricius

Facultative Predators

Aulonium spp.
Colydium lineola Say
Corticeus glaber (LeConte)
Corticeus parallelus (Melsheimer)
Lonchaea sp.

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