Orthotomicus erosus ( Wollaston, 1857 )

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 : 44-45

84. Orthotomicus erosus ( Wollaston, 1857) ( Fig. 19 )

Tomicus erosus Wollaston, 1857

= Tomicus rectangulus Ferrari, 1867

Hosts: Pinaceae

Distribution in South Africa: KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo ( Olivier-Espejel et al. 2017), Mpumalanga ( Olivier-Espejel et al. 2017), Western Cape ( Geertsema 1979; Mandelshtam & Danielsson 2004)

New records: Vryheid/Amsterdam, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, Summer 2007, FABI Sirex survey by-catch [FABI]. Howick/Greytown, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, Summer 2007, FABI Sirex survey by-catch [FABI].

Other specimens examined: South Africa, from Pinus sp. , May 2018, Leg. D.A. Herron, Det. W.J. Nel [ FABI]. Driekop Forestry Station , Mpumalanga , South Africa, 24°54'S, 30°46'E, 15 December 2009, FABI Sirex survey by-catch [ FABI] .

Notes: Orthotomicus erosus is an introduced species in South Africa associated with Pinus plantations.

Figures

FIGURE 19. Lateral and dorsal views of Orthotomicus erosus, from South Africa, specimen ID = F0134. Scale = 1mm.