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Polyphagous Shot Hole Borer

Euwallacea fornicatus

Classification

Class
Insecta

Euwallacea fornicatus, also known as tea shot-hole borer (TSHB), or polyphagous shot-hole borer (PSHB) is a species complex consisting of multiple cryptic species of ambrosia beetles known as an invasive species in California, Israel, South Africa, and Australia. The species has also been unintentionally introduced into exotic greenhouses in several European countries. Etymology See Wallacea, region of Indonesian islands named after the naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace.

Distribution

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