Xylomedes coronata (Marseul, 1883), un xylophage polyphage (Coleoptera, Bostrichidae)

Abstract

Xylomedes coronata (Marseul, 1883), a polyphagous xylophagous (Coleoptera, Bostrichidae). The native range of Xylomedes coronata (Marseul, 1883) (Coleoptera, Bostrichidae) expands from Morocco to Israel. This powderpost beetle has multiple hosts including Grapevine, Oleander, Argan tree, Pomegranate, Prunus, Citrus, and Olive tree. By completing its entire cycle in dead or living wood, it became a serious pest on Citrus in Morocco, and on Olive tree in Kabylie. The pest status varies along its native range and depends on several biotic factors, such as ecological disturbance, temperature and dryness. Other Mediterranean areas are threatened by global trade of timber and living trees.