01661nas a2200193   4500008004100000020001400041245010900055210006900164260000800233300001200241490000700253520096300260653003001223100001901253700002201272700002201294700002001316856013101336       2012                        eng d  a0046-225X00aFungi Associated With Scolytogenes birosimensis (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) Infesting Pittosporum tobira0 aFungi Associated With Scolytogenes birosimensis Coleoptera Curcu  cApr  a255-2640 v413 aThe bark beetle Scolytogenes birosimensis Niijima is suspected to be involved in the decline of Pittosporum tobira (Thunb. ex Murray) Aiton in the coastal areas of Japan. We isolated fungi from adult S. birosimensis in nine different localities in Japan to assess their potential association and predict their contribution to the success of the beetle. Results from morphological identification of associated fungi showed that the beetle was associated with Fusarium solani and Candida spp. Furthermore, molecular analysis showed that F. solani was most closely related to the plant pathogenic fungus F. solani f. sp. mori. Fungal isolation from surface-sterilized, dissected beetles and scanning electron miscroscope (SEM) observation of the body surface suggested that the associated fungi were carried in the pits on the beetles' elytra. These findings contribute to the understanding of the relationships between S. birosimensis and its associated fungi.10aScolytogenes birosimensis1 aMasuya, Hayato1 aKajimura, Hisashi1 aTomisawa, Naohiro1 aYamaoka, Yuichi  uhttps://weevil.myspecies.info/fungi-associated-scolytogenes-birosimensis-coleoptera-curculionidae-infesting-pittosporum-tobira