The following new insect common names were recently approved by the ESA Committee on Common Names and are being submitted to the ESA membership for comment. Please submit any comments to the ESA Committee on Common Names by emailing pubs@entsoc.org.
To access the proposal, click on the hyperlinked common name below.
Proposed common name: Ailanthus trunk weevil
Scientific name: Eucryptorrhynchus brandti (Harold)
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Curculionidae
Deadline for comments: April 11, 2025
Proposed common name: short-spined thrips
Scientific name: Thrips parvispinus Karny
Order: Thysanoptera
Family: Thripidae
Deadline for comments: May 2, 2025