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 Bates, 1874 Xylotoles apicalis Broun, 1923 Xylotoles costatus Pascoe, 1875 (Pitt Island longhorn beetle) Xylotoles costipennis (Breuning, 1982) Xylotoles griseus (Fabricius, 1775) Xylotoles inornatus Broun, 1880 Xylotoles laetus White, 1846 Xylotoles lynceus (Fabricius, 1775) Xylotoles nudus Bates, 1874 Xylotoles pattesoni Olliff, 1888 Xylotoles rugicollis Bates, 1874 Xylotoles sandageri Broun, 1886 Xylotoles scissicauda Bates, 1874 Xylotoles segrex Olliff, 1889 Xylotoles selwini Olliff, 1888 Xylotoles traversii Pascoe, 1876 Xylotoles wollastoni (White, 1856)
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