Orthotomicus proximus (Eichhoff, 1868) | Bark Beetle profile from Japan

Overview

Scientific name: Orthotomicus proximus (Eichhoff, 1868)
Japanese name: マツカワノキクイムシ
Group: Bark Beetle
Family: Curculionidae (ゾウムシ科)
Recorded larval host plants: 5

Summary

Orthotomicus proximus (Eichhoff, 1868) is documented here as a bark beetle associated with plants recorded in Japan.

The scientific name is used as the primary identifier because a stable English common name is not always available for Japanese taxa.

Family: Curculionidae (ゾウムシ科).

Recorded larval host plants

Picea jezoensis var. jezoensis
Japanese name: エゾマツ
Pinus densiflora
Japanese name: アカマツ
Pinus koraiensis
Japanese name: チョウセンゴヨウ
Pinus thunbergii
Japanese name: クロマツ
Pinus parviflora var. parviflora
Japanese name: ゴヨウマツ

Original source note

日本列島の甲虫全種目録2026年版キクイムシ亜科 No.168（2026-07-10参照） / 国内分布: HOK, HON, SHI, KYU / 国外分布: Russian Far East, Korea, China, Siberia, Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Iraq, Turkey, Europe, North Africa, Oriental Region / 目録備考: Ips proximus Eichhoff, 1868