Cnestus is a genus of ambrosia beetles.
| Cnestus | |
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| female Cnestus sp. from Hong Kong | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Curculionidae |
| Subfamily: | Scolytinae |
| Tribe: | Xyleborini |
| Genus: | Cnestus Sampson, 1911 |
One prominent species is Cnestus mutilatus, the camphor shot borer. It is an invasive species that originated in Asia, and has spread over much of the Eastern United States.[1][2]
Description
editBeetles of this genus are commonly around 3–4 mm in body length.
Etymology
editThe original author did not give any indication on the etymology of the genus name.[3]
Taxonomy
editAround twenty species have been described for this genus.[4]
References
edit- ^ Barkbeetles.info: Cnestus mutilatus
- ^ Bugguide: Cnestus mutilatus
- ^ Sampson, Winn (1911). "LII.—On two new Wood-boring beetles (Ipidæ)". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 8 (45): 381–384. doi:10.1080/00222931108693046.
- ^ Sittichaya, Wisut; Beaver, Roger A. (2018). "Cnestus quadrispinosus, a new species of xyleborine ambrosia beetle from Thailand and Borneo (Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Scolytinae, Xyleborini)". ZooKeys (795): 31–37. doi:10.3897/zookeys.795.28384. PMC 6232242. PMID 30429655.