Researchers
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Sarah Smith
Michigan State University
I am primarily interested in the the taxonomy and systematics of the Scolytini, Xyleborini and Neotropical scolytines, especially the Corthylina. I am also interested in patterns of scolytine beta-diversity within Neotropical forests and patterns of host-use evolution among the Scolytini.
Current Projects
- Revision of SE Asian Xyleborini
- Revision of Trypodendron (Xyloterini)
- Evolution of host-use among New World Scolytini species (Curculionidae: Scolytinae).
- Diversity of the Scolytini (Curculionidae: Scolytinae)
- Systematics of the Neotropical Xyleborini
- Beta-diversity and new records of Peruvian bark and ambrosia beetles (Curculionidae: Scolytinae and Platypodinae)
Short Bio & Education
- Ph.D. 2013. Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI. Entomology and Program in Evolutionary Biology and Behavior. Phylogenetics of the Scolytini (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) and host-use evolution.
- M.S. 2009. Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI. Entomology. Revision of the genus Camptocerus Dejean (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae).
- B.S. 2006. Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI. Animal Science.
Publications
Books & Chapters
Publications
- Smith, S.M., Cognato, A.I. and B.H. Jordal. Evolution of host-use among the Scolytini (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae). In prep.
- Cognato, A.I., S.M. Smith, G. Sari, Y. Li , T. Pham, W. Sittichaya, H. Kajimura, S. Singh, J. Hulcr, and A.I. Cognato. Multiple DNA loci for the DNA identification of Southeast Asian Xyleborini (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae). In prep.
- Smith, S.M., R.A. Beaver, and A.I. Cognato. A review of Southeast Asian Xyleborini (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae). In prep.
- Smith, S.M., Beaver, R.A. and A.I. Cognato (2018) New synonymy, new combinations and taxonomic changes in Japanese xyleborine ambrosia beetles (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae). Zootaxa 4521: 391-403.
- Johnson, A. J. McKenna, D.D. B.H. Jordal, A.I. Cognato, S.M. Smith, A.R. Lemmon, E.L. Moriarty Lemmon, and J. Hulcr. 2018. Phylogenomics clarifies repeated evolutionary origins of inbreeding and fungus farming in bark beetles (Curculionidae, Scolytinae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 127: 229-238.
- S.M. Smith, R.A Beaver, S. Singh, and A.I. Cognato. 2018. Taxonomic clarification and neotype designation for three Indian xyleborine species (Coleoptera: Curculionidae, Scolytinae). Zootaxa 4394: 138-140.
- Smith, S.M. and A.I. Cognato. 2017. A new species of Camptocerus Dejean, 1821 (Curculionidae: Scolytinae: Scolytini) from Ecuador. The Coleopterists Bulletin 71(3): 445-448.
- Smith, S.M., Beaver, R.A. and A.I. Cognato. 2017b. The ambrosia beetle Ambrosiophilus peregrinus, introduced to the United States, is Ambrosiophilus nodulosus (n. comb.) (Curculionidae: Scolytinae). The Coleopterists Bulletin 71(3): 552-553.
- Peris, D. M.M. Solorzano Kraemer, S.M. Smith, and A.I. Cognato. 2017. Eoplaytpus jordali gen.n. et sp.n., the first described Platypodinae (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) from Baltic amber. Arthropod Systematics and Phylogeny 75: 185-194.
- Smith S.M. 2017. Dinoxyleborus Smith, a new genus of Neotropical xyleborine ambrosia beetle (Coleoptera, Curculionidae: Scolytinae). Zootaxa 4303: 131-139.
- Gohli, J., L.R. Kirkendall, S.M. Smith, A.I. Cognato, J. Hulcr, and B.H. Jordal. 2017. Biological factors contributing to bark and ambrosia beetle species diversification. Evolution 71: 1258-1272.
- Landi, L., D. Gómez, C.L. Braccini, V.A. Pereyra, S.M. Smith and A.E. Marvaldi. 2017. Morphological and molecular identification of the invasive Xylosandrus crassiusculus (Motschulsky) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) and its South American range extending into Argentina and Uruguay. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 110(3): 344-349.
- Smith, S.M., A.V. Petrov and A.I. Cognato. 2017a. Beetles (Coleoptera) of Peru: A survey of the Families. Curculionidae: Scolytinae. The Coleopterists Bulletin 71(1): 77-94.
- Smith, S.M. and A.I. Cognato. 2016. A Revision of Coptonotus Chapuis, 1869 (Curculionidae: Coptontinae) with notes on its biology. The Coleopterists Bulletin 70(3): 409-248.
- Cognato, A.I., S.M. Smith and H.T. Pham. 2015. Cladistic analysis of Indocryphalus Eggers (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae: Xyloterini) and description of a new species from Vietnam. Insect Systematics and Evolution 46: 493-506.
- Smith, S.M., and A.I. Cognato. 2015. Ambrosiophilus peregrinus n. sp., an exotic ambrosia beetle discovered in Georgia, U.S.A. (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae). The Coleopterists Bulletin 69(2): 213-220.
- Cognato, A.I., Hoebeke, E.R., Kajimura, H., and S.M. Smith. 2015. History of the exotic ambrosia beetles Euwallacea interjectus and Euwallacea validus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Xyleborini) in the United States. Journal of Economic Entomology 108(3): 1129-1135.
- Smith, S.M. and A.I. Cognato. 2014. A monograph of Nearctic Scolytus Geoffroy (Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Scolytinae). ZooKeys 450: 1-182.
- Jordal, B.H., Smith, S.M., and A.I. Cognato. 2014. Classification of weevils as a data-driven science: leaving opinion behind. ZooKeys 439: 1-18.
- Stilwell, A.R., Smith, S.M., Cognato, A.I., Martinez, M and R.W. Flowers. 2014. Coptoborus ochromactonus, n. sp. (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae), an emerging pest of cultivated balsa (Ochroma pyramidale) in Ecuador. Journal of Economic Entomology 107(2): 675-683.
- Smith, S.M. and A.I. Cognato. 2013. A new species of Scolytus Geoffroy, 1762 and taxonomic changes regarding Neotropical Scolytini (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae). Coleopterists Bulletin 67(4): 547-556.
- Smith, S.M. and A.I. Cognato. 2011. Observations of Camptocerus Dejean (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytini) in Peru. Coleopterists Bulletin 65(1): 27-32.
- Hulcr, J., Smith, S. 2010 Xyleborini ambrosia beetles: an identification tool to the world genera. URL: http://itp.lucidcentral.org/id/wbb/xyleborini/index.htm.
- Smith, S.M. and A.I. Cognato. 2010b. A taxonomic revision of Camptocerus Dejean (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae). Insecta Mundi 0148: 1-88.
- Smith, S.M. and A.I. Cognato. 2010a. Notes on Scolytus fagi Walsh 1867 with the designation of a neotype, distribution notes and a key to Scolytus Geoffroy of America east of the Mississippi River (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae: Scolytini). In: Cognato, A.I., Knízek, M. (Eds) Sixty years of discovering scolytine and platypodine diversity: A tribute to Stephen L. Wood. ZooKeys 56: 35-43.
- Cognato, A.I. and S.M. Smith. 2010. Resurrection of Dryotomicus Wood and description of two new species from the Amazon River Basin (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae: Phloeotribini). In: Cognato, A.I., Knízek, M. (Eds) Sixty years of discovering scolytine and platypodine diversity: A tribute to Stephen L. Wood. ZooKeys 56: 49-64.
- Smith, S.M. and A.I. Cognato. 2009. Occurrence of Ips apache Lanier in Panama (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae). Coleopterists Bulletin 63(4): 452-453.
- McCullough, D.G., T.M. Poland, D. Cappaert, E.L. Clark, I. Fraser, V. Mastro, S. Smith, and C. Pell. 2007. Effects of chipping, grinding and heat on survival of emerald ash borer (Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire) (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) in chips. Journal of Economic Entomology 100(4): 1304-1315.
Books & Chapters
Smith, S.M. and J. Hulcr. 2014. Scolytus and other economically important bark and ambrosia beetles. In: Bark Beetles: Biology and Ecology of Native and Invasive Species (F. Vega and R. Hoffstetter Eds). Elsevier Press. In press.