Xyloperthodes nitidipennis (Murray, 1867)

Xyloperthodes nitidipennis (Murray, 1867) View in CoL ( Bostrichidae )

( Fig. 3B)

France

– Bouches-du-Rhône, Marseille, 30.VIII.2006, on wood packaging material imported from Ivory Coast, 1 ex., PEC13 leg. ( ANSES) .

– Charente-Maritime, La Rochelle, in the harbour, 46.16530°, -1.21521°, 01.VIII.2023, Lindgren funnel trap baited with a multipheromone blend of cerambycids implemented with plant volatiles, 1 ex., INRAE-URZF leg. ( LNEF-ONF). These are the first interception records of this species in France .

Status in France. – Only intercepted.

Geographical distribution. – Native from sub-Saharan tropical Africa, this species was introduced to Europe, in Great Britain and Germany (Borowski, 2007, 2021). In Italy, it was reported for the first time in 1999-2000, at the port of Venice, introduced with wood from Cameroon (Ratti, 2004), not cited by Borowski (2007, 2021).

Remarks. – This species grows in the sapwood of various tropical forest tree species but is also reported to be able of infesting cassava chips (Delobel & Tran, 1993). It is also considered one of the most dangerous beetles for depreciating and altering timber ( Lesne, 1924). Indeed, this insect attacks plywood and other

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A. Sinoxylon unidentatum (Fabricius, 1801) ( 5.3 mm). B. Xyloperthodes nitidipennis (Murray, 1867) (5.0 mm). C. Glischrochilus fasciatus (A. G. Olivier, 1790) ( 6.6 mm). D. Neoisocerus ferrugineus (Fabricius, 1798) ( 8.5 mm). wooden furniture made from Fromager ( Ceiba pentandra ) Koto ( Pterygota macrocarpa ) and Samba ( Triplochiton scleroxylon ) with spectacular damage (Doumbia & Kra Kouadio, 2009). It also attacks many African sapwood species such as Iroko ( Milicia excelsa ) or Fraké ( Terminalia superba ). The insect is the cause of the collapse of frames and wooden houses made with Samba wood, which is the cheapest tree species on the market in Africa (Doumbia & Kra Kouadio, 2009).