Hylastes angustatus ( Herbst, 1793 )

Nel, Wilma J., Duong, Tuan A., Fell, Shawn, Herron, Darryl A., Paap, Trudy, Wingfield, Michael J., Beer, Wilhelm De, Hulcr, Jiri & Johnson, Andrew J., 2025, A checklist of South African bark and ambrosia beetles (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae, Platypodinae), Zootaxa 5648 (1), pp. 1-101 : 37-38

60. Hylastes angustatus ( Herbst, 1793) ( Fig. 14 )

Bostrichus angustatus Herbst, 1793

= Hylastes scandinavicus Lekander, 1965

Hosts: Primarily infests Pinus spp. but can sometimes be found on other genera of Pinaceae .

DNA data from South African species: Jordal & Kambestad (2014) — COI: KC845474 .

Distribution in South Africa: Eastern Cape ( Schedl 1965a), KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo ( Schedl 1959a), Mpumalanga, Western Cape ( Schedl 1957a; Jordal & Kambestad 2014)

New records: Howick / Greytown, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa 2007, FABI Sirex survey by-catch [ FABI]. Dorsbult near Warburton, Mpumalanga, South Africa, 26°07'S, 30°24'E, 14 December 2008, FABI Sirex survey by-catch, Det. R . A. Beaver [ FABI] .

Other specimens examined: Limpopo, South Africa, from Pinus elliottii , 28 August 2020, Leg. D.A. Herron, Det. W.J. Nel [ FABI] .

Notes: Hylastes angustatus is an introduced species in South Africa associated with Pinus plantations.

Figures

FIGURE 14. Lateral and dorsal views of Hylastes angustatus, from Haenertsburg, Limpopo, South Africa, specimen ID = F0464. Scale = 1mm.