BARK BEETLES (COLEOPTERA CURCULIONIDAE SCOLYTINAE) ASSOCIATED WITH PINUS PINEA IN LEBANON: NEW RECORDS WITH REMARKS ON THEIR ECOLOGY, DISTRIBUTION AND POTENTIAL THREAT FOR FOREST STANDS.

Five species of Scolytinae new to Lebanon were recorded on Pinus pinea: Hylurgus ligniperda (Fabricius), Hylurgus micklitzi Wachtl, Hylastes angustatus (Herbst), Hylastes attenuates Erichson, Carphoborus pini Eichhoff. Their ecology, distribution and potential phytosanitary risk are discussed in the context of stone pine conservation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]