Pinhole Borer Beetle
Euplatypus compositus Say, 1824
Pinhole Borer Beetle: https://marylandbiodiversity.com/species/17347
Synonyms
Platypus compositus 
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Euplatypus compositus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Curculionidae
Genus: Euplatypus
Species:
E. compositus
Binomial name
Euplatypus compositus
(Say 1824)

Euplatypus compositus is a species of pinhole borer in the family of beetles known as Curculionidae.[1][2][3] It is found in the southeastern United States. The beetle is associated with at least four species of Raffaelea fungi. [4]

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  1. ^ "Euplatypus compositus species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
  2. ^ "Euplatypus compositus Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
  3. ^ "Euplatypus compositus Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
  4. ^ Li, You; Huang, Yin-Tse; Kasson, Matthew T.; Macias, Angie M.; Skelton, James; Carlson, Paige S.; Yin, Mingliang; Hulcr, Jiri (October 2018). "Specific and promiscuous ophiostomatalean fungi associated with Platypodinae ambrosia beetles in the southeastern United States". Fungal Ecology. 35: 42–50. doi:10.1016/j.funeco.2018.06.006.

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