Xylosandrus compactus (Eichhoff, 1875) Fig. 19

Xyleborus compactus Eichhoff, 1875.

Xyleborus morstatti Hagedorn, 1912. Synonymy Murayama and Kalshoven 1962.

Type material.

Syntypes female; Japan; ZMUH, lost. 1 syntype Schedl Collection NHMW.

Distribution.

Africa; Asia; North America (introduced): Antilles, United States: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Texas; Oceania (introduced); South America: Brazil, Fr. Guiana, Peru, Trinidad.

Notes.

Commonly known as the black twig borer, X. compactus was first collected in the US at Ft. Lauderdale, Florida in 1941 (Wood 1982). It attacks healthy twigs of living trees and shrubs in the southeastern United States. Distinguished by the small size, the black color, and the shining declivity.