Abstract

A comprehensive list of the currently (as of 17 November 2025) valid taxa of bark and ambrosia beetles of the world (Curculionidae: Scolytinae) is presented, including all tribes, genera, species (6516), and subspecies. The high diversity of scolytine species, their biosecurity significance, and the rapidly advancing understanding of their phylogenetic relationships has resulted in decentralized and often incorrect usage of names. The list represents species names accepted and used in compliance with the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature and a consensus of name usage by the community of active systematists. Species names listed here are bona fide hypotheses of biological species, but not always of confirmed biological entities; instead, the list aims to provide a foundation for the subsequent taxonomic, biological, and phylogenetic work on species resolution, and for biodiversity data management. The list is presented as a formatted checklist, as well as a Darwin-core format enabling interpolation into biodiversity information systems. Two replacement names were needed to resolve homonyms, Hylastes woodi Johnson, nom. nov. (= Hylastes niger Wood, 1974) and Taphrorychus krivolutskayae Johnson, nom. nov. (= Dryocoetes aceris Krivolutskaya, 1968).

Keywords

Bark beetle, inventory, worldwide

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A comprehensive taxonomic checklist of bark and ambrosia beetle species (Curculionidae, Scolytinae)

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