Xyleborinus aemulus ( Wollaston, 1869 )

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 : 71

175. Xyleborinus aemulus ( Wollaston, 1869) ( Fig. 40 )

Tomicus aemulus Wollaston, 1869

= Xyleborus spinifer Eggers, 1920

Hosts: Polyphagous

DNA data from South African species: Eliassen & Jordal (2021) — COI: MW617429 & MW617384 .

Distribution in South Africa: Eastern Cape ( Schedl 1965a, 1975a), KwaZulu-Natal ( Schedl 1957a, 1982; Osorio et al. 2017), Limpopo ( Schedl 1975a, 1982), Western Cape ( Schedl 1975a, 1962a & b, 1982; Mandelshtam & Danielson 2004), Southern Cape Forest Regions (Zwolinksi & Geldenhuys 1988), North-West ( Van Der Linde et al. 2018b)

Specimens examined: Z.A. 20, Pietersbg Dist. , Helpmekaar R ., South Africa, September 1961, Leg, N. Leleup, Det. K.E. Schedl [ DMNH]. Westfalia Fruit Estate, Tzaneen, Limpopo, South Africa, 23°42.4915'S, 30°5.9606'E, 19 November 2018, Leg. W.J. Nel, Det. A.J. Johnson [ FABI]. Humansdorp, Eastern Cape, South Africa, 01 July 1970, Leg. D.B. Scott, Det. K.E. Schedl, Ac. X. 2487 [ SANC]. Amatola Farm, Soutpansberg, Limpopo, South Africa, 22°54'S, 29°41'E, 13 March 1973, Leg. Endrödy-Younga, Xyleborus spinifer Eggers, 1920 Det. K.E. Schedl [ DMNH] .

Figures

FIGURE 40. Lateral and dorsal views of Xyleborinus aemulus, from Tzaneen, Limpopo, SouthAfrica, specimen ID = WNB054. Scale = 1mm.