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Borer, ?Xylosandrus sp., Honduras

March 2011. A borer from the mountains of Olancho, Honduras. Is it Xylosandrus compactus?

There was no response. The Global Invasive Species Database says the following:

Originally from Asia, Xylosandrus compactus has spread to many coffee growing areas throughout the world where it causes damage not only to agricultural crops, but also to native forest trees. Beetles (Coleoptera) in the family Scolytidae, to which Xylosandrus compactus belongs, are among the most damaging insects worldwide. Because most scolytids breed under bark or inside wood, it has long been recognised that scolytids can easily be moved through international trade.

http://www.issg.org/database/species/ecology.asp?si=175&fr=1&sts=sss