Xylotoles is a genus of flat-faced longhorns in the beetle family Cerambycidae. There are more than 15 described species in Xylotoles found mainly in New Zealand, Australia, and surrounding islands.
The IUCN conservation status of Xylotoles costatus, the Pitt Island longhorn beetle, is "EN", endangered. Once thought to be extinct, the species faces a high risk of extinction in the near future.
Species
These 17 species belong to the genus Xylotoles:
- Xylotoles aegrotus <small>Bates, 1874</small>
- Xylotoles apicalis <small>Broun, 1923</small>
- Xylotoles costatus <small>Pascoe, 1875</small> (Pitt Island longhorn beetle)
- Xylotoles costipennis <small>(Breuning, 1982)</small>
- Xylotoles griseus <small>(Fabricius, 1775)</small>
- Xylotoles inornatus <small>Broun, 1880</small>
- Xylotoles laetus <small>White, 1846</small>
- Xylotoles lynceus <small>(Fabricius, 1775)</small>
- Xylotoles nudus <small>Bates, 1874</small>
- Xylotoles pattesoni <small>Olliff, 1888</small>
- Xylotoles rugicollis <small>Bates, 1874</small>
- Xylotoles sandageri <small>Broun, 1886</small>
- Xylotoles scissicauda <small>Bates, 1874</small>
- Xylotoles segrex <small>Olliff, 1889</small>
- Xylotoles selwini <small>Olliff, 1888</small>
- Xylotoles traversii <small>Pascoe, 1876</small>
- Xylotoles wollastoni <small>(White, 1856)</small>
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