Key
to the World Genera of Xyleborina ambrosia beetles
Jiri Hulcr
Holistic Insect
Systematic Laboratory of Anthony I. Cognato
supported by NSF-PEET DEB-0328920
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How to use the Lucid 3
Multi-entry Key:
In the field Features available expand features you would like to use by clicking the arrow or ë+í symbols and check the character state that fits your specimen.
Click on the icon 
†next to a character or taxon to see an
illustration or comments.
In the field Entities remaining the list of taxa will be progressively eliminated as you check more characters until one last taxon remains.
Use the Calculate Best 
†button to have the key suggest the optimal
next character.
In the field Features chosen you can correct any of your previous choices.
Photographs (from
left): Webbia sp., Xyleborus sp.,
Xyleborus glaberrimus, Arixyleborus cf. morio, Sampsonius dampfi