Chuquibala Checan, BeimerTineo Flores, DanielGoñas Goñas, MalluriTaboada Mitma, Víctor HugoHernández May, Manuel A.2025-11-142025-11-142025-11-06Chuquibala-Checan, B., Tineo, D., Goñas, M., Taboada-Mitma, V. H., & Hernández-May, M. A. (2025). New record for Peru of the invasive Asian beetle Xylopsocus capucinus (Fabricius, 1781) (Coleoptera: Bostrichidae: Bostrichinae), with biological and ecological notes. Journal of Insect Biodiversity, 71(2), 034–042. https://doi.org/10.12976/jib/2025.71.2.12147-7612http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12955/2940As part of our study of saproxylic fauna in cocoa (Theobroma cacao Linnaeus, 1753) sites in northern Peru, we present a new record of Xylopsocus capucinus (Fabricius, 1781) in the country. The species X. capucinus is considered an invasive beetle in the Bostrichidae family to Central America. Our report includes biological and ecological data from this site, as well as detailed taxonomic information and images to facilitate identification.application/pdfenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/BeetlesBorersAgroecosystemsCocoaInterception trapsEscarabajosbarrenadoresagroecosistemasCacaoTrampas de intercepcióninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articlehttps://purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#4.01.00Coleoptera; Theobroma cacao; Plaga de plantas; Plant pests; Taxonomía; Taxonomy