In Memoriam
Donald Edward Bright, Jr.
February 10, 1934 – July 8, 2023
Scolytinae and Platypodinae; United States
By Sarah Smith and Anthony Cognato
Donald Bright, the world’s leading authority on Scolytidae and Platypodidae passed away peacefully at home in July 2023. He was 89 years old.
Don developed a lifelong passion for the outdoors and nature after a childhood trip to Estes Park, Colorado. He attended Colorado State University for his undergraduate studies where he spent his summers working for the US Forest Service in Colorado and Alaska which cemented his love of forest entomology, bark beetles and taxonomy. Don received his MS with the eminent Scolytidae and Platypodid expert Stephen L. Wood at Brigham Young University in 1961 and his PhD from University of California Berkeley in 1965. After graduation Don began his career as a Research Scientist with the Canadian Department of Agriculture at the Canadian National Insect Collection in Ottawa. His taxonomic research on bark and ambrosia beetles is recognized worldwide. During his career, he described 459 scolytid and platypodid species, 25 genera, both extant and fossilized. He published 101 papers on Coleoptera between 1963 and 2021, completed revisions of numerous Nearctic bark beetle genera including Pseudohylesinus, Dryocoetes, a monograph of Pityophthorus, and four world catalogs of the bark and ambrosia beetles. His penultimate work was a monumental monograph of the Scolytidae of the West Indies.
Don had an impact on Entomology beyond bark beetles. One of the most significant achievements of his career was the development of the Insect and Arachnids of Canada and Alaska series. Don initially proposed, and developed the idea in the early 1970’s. Don published the first issue on Scolytidae followed by issues on Buprestidae, and Entiminae weevils. This series, now consisting of 25 volumes, is widely used within the scientific community. In addition, Don developed the Honorary and Research Associate Program at the CNC, which recognizes the important contributions of numerous scientists in Ottawa who are retired or not employed as indeterminate staff. Don was a very active member of The Coleopterists Society for over 50 years. He was a regular attendee of the Annual meeting and served as secretary 1984–1994, president-elect 1995, president 1997, past-president 1999 and councilor 2002–2003. He was recognized as an honorary member of the society in 2016.
Don was always kind and generous towards students interested in bark beetle taxonomy and was always willing to provide identification assistance. He mentored three generations of bark beetle systematists on collecting skills, taxonomy, and writing despite never being employed by a university or placed in a formal student mentorship role. He was a wonderful colleague who is greatly missed.
Don collecting bark beetles in 2010.
Publications in chronological order
Bright, D.E. 1963. Bark beetles of the genus Dryocoetes Eichhoff (Coleoptera: Scolytidae) in North America. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 56, 103–115. https://doi.org/10.1093/aesa/56.1.103
Bright, D.E. 1964. Descriptions of three new species and new distribution records of California bark beetles. Pan-Pacific Entomologist 40, 165–170.
Bushing, R.W., Bright, D.E. 1965. New records of hymenopterous parasites from California Scolytidae. The Canadian Entomologist 97, 199–204. https://doi.org/10.4039/Ent97199-2
Bright, D.E. 1966. New species of bark beetles from California with notes on synonymy (Coleoptera: Scolytidae). Pan-Pacific Entomologist 42, 295–306.
Bright, D.E. 1966. Support for suppression of Xyleborus Bowdich, 1825. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 23, 132.
Bright, D.E. 1967. Catalogue of the Swaine types of Scolytidae (Coleoptera) with designations of lectotypes. The Canadian Entomologist 99, 673–681. https://doi.org/10.4039/Ent99673-7
Bright, D.E. 1967. Lectotype designations for Cryphalus amabilis and C. grandis (Coleoptera: Scolytidae). The Canadian Entomologist 99, 681. https://doi.org/10.4039/Ent99681-7
Bright, D.E. 1967. A review of the genus Cactopinus, with descriptions of two new species and a new genus (Coleoptera: Scolytidae). The Canadian Entomologist 99, 917–925. https://doi.org/10.4039/Ent99917-9
Bright, D.E. 1968. Review of the genus Leiparthrum Wollaston in North America, with a description of one new species (Coleoptera: Scolytidae). The Canadian Entomologist 100, 636–639. https://doi.org/10.4039/Ent100636-6
Bright, D.E. 1968. Three new species of Pityophthorus from Canada (Coleoptera: Scolytidae). The Canadian Entomologist 100, 604–608. https://doi.org/10.4039/Ent100604-6
Bright, D.E. 1968. Review of the tribe Xyleborini in America north of Mexico (Coleoptera: Scolytidae). The Canadian Entomologist 100, 1288–1323. https://doi.org/10.4039/Ent1001288-12
Bright, D.E. 1969. Biology and taxonomy of bark beetle species in the genus Pseudohylesinus Swaine (Coleoptera: Scolytidae). University of California Publications in Entomology 54, 1–46.
Thomas, J.B., Bright, D.E. 1970. A new species of Dendroctonus (Coleoptera: Scolytidae) from Mexico. The Canadian Entomologist 102, 479–483. https://doi.org/10.4039/Ent102479-4
Bright, D.E. 1970. A note concerning Pseudohylesinus sericeus (Mannerheim) (Coleoptera: Scolytidae). The Canadian Entomologist 102, 499–500. https://doi.org/10.4039/Ent102499-4
Bright, D.E. 1971. New species, new synonymies and new records of bark beetles from Arizona and California (Coleoptera: Scolytidae). Pan-Pacific Entomologist 47, 63–70.
Bright, D.E. 1971. Bark beetles from Newfoundland (Coleoptera: Scolytidae). Annales de la Société entomologique du Québec16, 124–127.
Bright, D.E. 1972. The Scolytidae and Platypodidae of Jamaica (Coleoptera). Bulletin of the Institute of Jamaica 21, 1–108.
Bright, D.E. 1972. New species of Scolytidae (Coleoptera) from Mexico, with additional notes. 1. Tribes Xyleborini and Corthylini. The Canadian Entomologist 104, 1369–1385. https://doi.org/10.4039/Ent1041369-9
Bright, D.E. 1972. New species of Scolytidae (Coleoptera) from Mexico, with additional notes. II. Subfamilies Scolytinae and Hylesininae. The Canadian Entomologist 104, 1489–1497. https://doi.org/10.4039/Ent1041489-10
Bright, D.E. 1972. New species of Scolytidae (Coleoptera) from Mexico, with additional notes. III. Tribe Pityophthorini (except Pityophthorus). The Canadian Entomologist 104, 1665–1679. https://doi.org/10.4039/Ent1041665-11
Bright, D.E. 1973. Xyleborus howdenae, new name, and some corrections to “The Scolytidae and Platypodidae of Jamaica”. The Coleopterists Bulletin 27, 18. https://doi.org/10.5962/p.372589
Bright, D.E. Stark, R.W. 1973. The bark and ambrosia beetles of California (Coleoptera: Scolytidae). California Insect Survey Bulletin 16, 1–169.
Bright, D.E. 1975. Comments on the proposed conservation of four generic names of Scolytidae (Insecta: Coleoptera). Z.N.(S.) 2069-2072. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 32, 135.
Bright, D.E. 1976. The Insects and Arachnids of Canada, Part 2. The Bark Beetles of Canada and Alaska (Coleoptera: Scolytidae). Agriculture Canada Publication No. 1576, pp. 1–241. https://doi.org/10.5962/p.371968
Bright, D.E. 1976. Biological notes and new localities for three rare species of North American Trogositidae (Coleoptera). The Coleopterists Bulletin 30, 169–170.
Bright, D.E. 1976. Lectotype designations for various species of North American Pityophthorus Eichhoff (Coleoptera: Scolytidae). The Coleopterists Bulletin 30, 183–188. https://doi.org/10.5962/p.371967
Bright, D.E. 1976. New synonymy, new combinations, and new species of North American Pityophthorus (Coleoptera: Scolytidae). Part II. Great Basin Nat. 36, 425–444. https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.part.17204
Bright, D.E. 1977. New synonymy, new combinations, and new species of North American Pityophthorus (Coleoptera: Scolytidae). I. The Canadian Entomologist. 109, 511–532. https://doi.org/10.4039/Ent109511-4
Bright, D.E. 1978. New synonymy, new species, and taxonomic notes of North American Pityophthorus (Coleoptera: Scolytidae). Part III. Great Basin Nat. 38, 71–84. https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.part.23776
Bright, D.E. 1978. International voucher specimen collection of Scolytidae. Bulletin of the Entomological Society of Canada 10, 42.
Campbell, J.M., Ball, G.E., Becker, E.C., Bright, D.E. Helava, J., Howden, H.F., Parry, R.H., Peck, S.B., Smetana, A. 1979. Coleoptera. In: Danks, H.V. (Ed.), Canada and its Insect Fauna. In: Memoirs of the Entomological Society of Canada, 108, pp. 357–387.
Bright, D.E. 1980. Studies on the Xyleborini 1. Three new species of Schedlia from New Guinea (Coleoptera: Scolytidae). The Coleopterists Bulletin 34, 369–372.
Bright, D.E. 1981. Studies on West Indian Scolytidae (Coleoptera) I. New species, new distribution records and taxonomic notes. Studies on Neotropical Fauna and Environment 16, 151–164. https://doi.org/10.1080/01650528109360589
Bright, D.E. 1981. Afrotrypetus, a new genus of bark beetles from Africa (Coleoptera: Scolytidae). The Coleopterists Bulletin 35, 113–116.
Bright, D.E. 1981. Taxonomic monograph of the genus Pityophthorus Eichhoff in North and Central America (Coleoptera: Scolytidae). Memoirs of the Entomological Society of Canada 118, 1–378. https://doi.org/10.4039/entm113118fv
Bright, D.E. 1981. Eye reduction in a cavernicolous population of Coccotrypes dactyliperda Fabricius (Coleoptera: Scolytidae). The Coleopterists Bulletin 35, 117–120.
Bright, D.E. 1981. A new synonym of Agrilus sayi (Coleoptera: Buprestidae). The Canadian Entomologist 113, 871. https://doi.org/10.4039/Ent113871-9
Bright, D.E. 1982. Studies on West Indian Scolytidae (Coleoptera) 2. New distribution records and descriptions of a new genus and species. Studies on Neotropical Fauna and Environment 17, 163–186. https://doi.org/10.1080/01650528209360607
Bright, D.E. 1982. Scolytidae (Coleoptera) from the Cocos Islands, Costa Rica, with description of one new species. The Coleopterists Bulletin 36, 127–130.
Bright, D.E. Stock, M.W. 1982. Taxonomy and geographic variation. In: Mitton, J.B., Sturgeon, K.B. (Eds.), Bark Beetles in North American Conifers. A System for the Study of Evolutionary Biology. University of Texas Press, Austin, pp. 46–73.
Stewart, W.E., Bright, D.E. 1982. Notes on Pissodes fiskei (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) with a redescription of the species. The Coleopterists Bulletin 36, 445–452.
Bright, D.E. 1985. New species and records of North American Pityophthorus (Coleoptera: Scolytidae), Part IV: The Scriptor Group. Great Basin Naturalist 45, 467–475. https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.part.4434
Bright, D.E. 1985. New species and new records of North America Pityophthorus (Coleoptera: Scolytidae), Part V: The Juglandis Group. Great Basin Naturalist 45, 476–482. https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.part.4435
Bright, D.E. 1985. Studies on West Indian Scolytidae (Coleoptera) 3. Checklist of Scolytidae of the West Indies, with descriptions of new species and taxonomic notes. Entomologische Arbeiten aus dem Museum G. Frey 33 (34), 169–187.
Bright, D.E. 1986. A Catalog of the Coleoptera of America North of Mexico: Family Mordellidae. United States Department of Agriculture, Agriculture Handbook Number 529–125.
Bright, D.E. 1986. New species and new records of North American Pityophthorus (Coleoptera: Scolytidae), Part VI. The Lautus group. Great Basin Naturalist 46, 641–645. https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.part.7740
Bright, D.E. 1986. New species and new records of North American Pityophthorus (Coleoptera: Scolytidae), Part VII. Great Basin Naturalist 46, 679–684. https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.part.7741
Bright, D.E. 1987. The metallic wood-boring beetles of Canada and Alaska (Coleoptera: Buprestidae). The Insects and Arachnids of Canada, Part 15. Agriculture Canada Publication 1810, pp. 1–335.
Bright, D.E. 1987. A review of the Scolytidae (Coleoptera) of the Azores with description of a new species of Phloeosinus. Bocagiana 107, 1–5.
Flores, J.L., Bright, D.E. 1987. A new species of Conophthorus from Mexico: descriptions and biological notes (Coleoptera: Scolytidae). The Coleopterists Bulletin 41, 181–184.
Wood, S.L., Bright, D.E. 1987. A Catalog of Scolytidae and Platypodidae (Coleoptera), Part 1: Bibliography. Great Basin Naturalist Memoirs 11, 1–685.
Bright, D.E. 1989. New synonymy in North American Sitona (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). The Coleopterists Bulletin 43, 77–78.
Bright, D.E. 1989. Two new species of Phloeosinus Chapuis from Mount Kinabalu, Borneo, with taxonomic notes (Coleoptera: Scolytidae). The Coleopterists Bulletin 43, 79–82.
Bright, D.E. 1989. Additions to the Scolytidae fauna of the Azores (Coleoptera). Bocagiana 129, 1–2.
Bright, D.E. 1989. 1) Scolytidae; 2) Platypodidae. In: Stehr, F.W. (Ed.), An Introduction to Immature Insects of North America. Kendall/Hunt Publ. Co., Dubuque, pp. 613–616
Bright, D.E. 1990. A new species of Liparthrum from Borneo with notes on its generic placement (Coleoptera: Scolytidae). The Coleopterists Bulletin 44, 485–488.
Atkinson, T.H., Rabaglia, R.J., Bright, D.E. 1990. Newly detected exotic species of Xyleborus (Coleoptera: Scolytidae) with a revised key to species in eastern North America. The Canadian Entomologist 122, 93–104. https://doi.org/10.4039/Ent12293-1
Bright, D.E. 1991. A note concerning Sitona tibialis (Herbst) in North America (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). The Coleopterists Bulletin 45, 198–199.
Bright, D.E. 1991. Studies in Xyleborini 2. Review of the genus Sampsonius Eggers (Coleoptera: Scolytidae). Studies on Neotropical Fauna and Environment 26, 11–28. https://doi.org/10.1080/01650529109360828
Bright, D.E. 1991. Family Derodontidae. In: Bousquet, Y. (Ed.), Checklist of Beetles of Canada and Alaska. Research Branch, Agriculture Canada Publication 1861/E, pp. 195–196.
Bright, D.E. 1991. Family Melyridae. In: Bousquet, Y. (Ed.), Checklist of Beetles of Canada and Alaska. Research Branch, Agriculture Canada Publication 1861/E, pp. 211–213.
Bright, D.E. Skidmore, R.E., 1991. Two new records of Scolytidae (Coleoptera) from Canada. The Coleopterists Bulletin 45, 368.
Bright, D.E. 1992. Synopsis of the genus Hemicryphalus Schedl with descriptions of four new species from Borneo (Coleoptera: Scolytidae). Koleopterologische Rundschau 62, 183–190.
Bright, D.E. 1992. The Insects and Arachnids of Canada. Part 21. The Weevils of Canada and Alaska. Vol. 1. (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea, excluding Scolytidae and Curculionidae). Agriculture Canada Publication 1882, pp. 1–217.
Bright, D.E. 1992. Systematics research. In: Hayes, J.L., Robertson, J.L.(Eds.), Proceedings of a Workshop on Bark Beetle Genetics: Current Status of Research. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research Station, p. 25, General Technical Report PSW–GTR–135.
Bright, D.E. Skidmore, R.E., Thompson, R.T. 1992. Euophryum confine (Broun), a new weevil record for Canada and the New World (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). The Coleopterists Bulletin 46, 143–144.
Wood, S.L., Bright, D.E. 1992. A Catalog of Scolytidae and Platypodidae (Coleoptera), Part 2: Taxonomic Index, Vols. A and B. Great Basin Naturalist Memoirs 13, 1–1553.
Bright, D.E. 1993. Systematics of bark beetles. In: Schowalter, T.D., Filip, G.M. (Eds.), Beetle-Pathogen Interactions in Conifer Forests. Academic Press, London, pp. 23–36.
Peschken, D.P., Sawchyn, K.C., Bright, D.E. 1993. First record of Apion hookeri Kirby (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in North America. The Canadian Entomologist 125, 629–631. https://doi.org/10.4039/Ent125629-3
Bright, D.E. Skidmore, R.E., Dunster, K.E. 1994. Scolytidae (Coleoptera) associated with the dwarf hackberry, Celtis tenuifolia, in Ontario, Canada. The Coleopterists Bulletin 48, 93–94.
Bright, D.E. 1994. New records and new species of Scolytidae (Coleoptera) from Borneo. Koleopterologische Rundschau 64, 257–274.
Bright, D.E., Poinar Jr., G.O. 1994. Scolytidae and Platypodidae (Coleoptera) from Dominican Republic amber. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 87, 170–194. https://doi.org/10.1093/aesa/87.2.170
Bright, D.E. 1994. A revision of the genus Sitona Germar (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) of North America. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 87, 277–306. https://doi.org/10.1093/aesa/87.3.277
Hobson, K.E., Bright, D.E. 1994. A key to Xyleborus of California, with faunal comments (Coleoptera: Scolytidae). Pan–Pacific Entomologist 70, 267–268.
Côté, S., Bright, D.E. 1995. Premiéres mentions Canadiennes de Phyllobius intrusus Kôno (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) et tableaux de détermination des espèces de Phyllobius et Polydrusus au Canada. La Revue de L’Entomologiste Amateur du Québec 20, 81–89.
Bright, D.E. 1996. Notes on native parasites and predators of the European pine shoot beetle, Tomicus piniperda (Linnaeus) in Canada (Coleoptera: Scolytidae). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Ontario 127, 57–62.
Cognato, A.I., Bright, D.E. 1996. New records of bark beetles (Coleoptera: Scolytidae) from Dominica, West Indies. The Coleopterists Bulletin 50, 72.
Bright, D.E. 1997. Xyleborus fornicatus Eichhoff. Crop Protection Compendium for Southeast Asia, Data Sheet. CABI Electronic Database, 20 p.
Bright, D.E. 1997. Xylosandrus compactus Eichhoff. Crop Protection Compendium for Southeast Asia, Data Sheet. CABI Electronic Database, 20 p.
Bright, D.E. 1997. Xyleborus spp. and related genera (Southeast Asia). Crop Protection Compendium for Southeast Asia, Data Sheet. CABI Electronic Database, 13 p.
Bright, D.E. Skidmore, R.E. 1997. A Catalog of Scolytidae and Platypodidae (Coleoptera), Supplement 1 (1990–1994). NRC Research Press, Ottawa, 368 p.
Bright, D.E. Peck, S.B. 1998. Scolytidae from the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, with descriptions of four new species, new distributional records, and a key to species. Koleopterologische Rundschau 68, 223–252.
Bright, D.E. 1988. Notes on the occurrence of Xyleborinus gracilis (Eichhoff) in the United States. The Coleopterists Bulletin 41, 338.
Bright, D.E. 1988. Polydrusus cervinus (Linnaeus), a weevil new to Canada (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). The Coleopterists Bulletin 42, 337.
Bright, D.E. Rabaglia, R.J. 1999. Dryoxylon, a new genus for Xyleborus onoharaensis Murayama, recently established in the southeastern United States (Coleoptera: Scolytidae). The Coleopterists Bulletin 53, 333–337.
Bright, D.E. 2000. Scolytidae (Coleoptera) of Gunung Mulu National Park, Sarawak, Malaysia, with ecological notes and descriptions of six new species. Serangga 5, 41–85.
Vandenberg, N.J., Rabaglia, R.J., Bright, D.E. 2000. New records of two Xyleborus (Coleoptera: Scolytidae) species in North America. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 102, 62–68.
Bright, D.E. Skidmore, R.E. 2002. A Catalog of Scolytidae and Platypodidae (Coleoptera), Supplement 2 (1995-1999). NRC Research Press, Ottawa, 523 p.
Bright, D.E. 2004. Scolytinae. In: Cordo, H.A., Logarzo, G., Braun, K., Di Iorio, O. (Eds.), Cata´logo de Insectos Fito´fagos de la Argentina y sus Plantas Asociadas”. South American Biological Control Laboratory and Sociedad Entomolo´gica Argentina, Buenos Aires, pp. 155–162.
Jacobs, K., Bergdahl D.R., Wingfield, M.J., Halik, S., Seifert, K.A., Bright, D.E., Wingfield B.D. 2004. Leptographium wingfieldii introduced into North America and found associated with exotic Tomicus piniperda and native bark beetles. Mycological Research 108, 411–418. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0953756204009748
Schiefer, T.L., Bright, D.E. 2004. Xylosandrus mutilatus (Blandford), an exotic ambrosia beetle (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae: Xyleborini) in North America. The Coleopterists Bulletin 58, 431–438. https://doi.org/10.1649/760
Bright, D.E., Torres, J.A. 2006. Studies on West Indian Scolytidae (Coleoptera) 4 A review of the Scolytidae of Puerto Rico, U. S. A. with descriptions of one new genus, fourteen new species and notes on new synonymy (Coleoptera: Scolytidae). Koleopterologische Rundschau 76, 389–428.
Bright, D.E., Bouchard, P. 2008. The Insects and Arachnids of Canada. Part 25. The Weevils of Canada and Alaska. Vol. 2. (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Entiminae). NRC Research Press, Ottawa, 327 p.
Bright, D.E. 1989. Two new species of Phloeosinus Chapuis from Mount Kinabalu, Borneo, with taxonomic notes (Coleoptera: Scolytidae). The Coleopterists Bulletin 43, 79–82.
Bright, D.E. 2010. Stevewoodia minutum, a new genus and species of Scolytidae (Coleoptera) from the West Indies. Studies on West Indian Scolytidae (Coleoptera) 6. ZooKeys 56, 45–48. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.56.517
Burbano, E., Wright, M., Bright, D.E. Vega, F.E. 2011. New record for the coffee berry borer, Hypothenemus hampei, in Hawaii. Journal of Insect Science 11, 117. https://doi.org/10.1673/031.011.11701
Bright, D.E. Kondratieff, B.C., Norton, A.P. 2013. First record of the “Splendid Tamarisk Weevil”, Coniatus splendidulus (F.) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Hyperinae), in Colorado, USA. The Coleopterists Bulletin 67, 302–303. https://doi.org/10.1649/0010-065X-67.3.302
Goldarazena, A., Bright, D.E. Hishinuma, S.M., López, S., Seybold, S.J. 2014. First record of Pityophthorus solus (Blackman, 1928) in Europe. Bulletin OEPP/EPPO 44, 65–69. https://doi.org/10.1111/epp.12093
Bright, D.E. 2014. A Catalog of Scolytidae and Platypodidae (Coleoptera), Supplement 3 (2000–2010), with notes on subfamily and tribal reclassifications. Insecta Mundi 0356, 1–336.
Bright, D.E. 2019. A Taxonomic Monograph of the Bark and Ambrosia Beetles of the West Indies (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea: Scolytidae). Occasional Papers of the Florida State Collection of Arthropods 12, 1–491.
Bright, D.E. 2021. A Catalog of Scolytidae (Coleoptera), Supplement 4 (2011–2019) with an Annotated Checklist of the World Fauna (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea: Scolytidae). Contributions of the C.P. Gillette Museum of Arthropod Diversity, Miscellaneous Publications. Fort Collins, Colorado, USA. 655 pages.
Species described
Carphoborus tuberculatus Bright, 1964
Pityophthorus aristatae Bright, 1964
Scolytus dentatus Bright, 1964
Myeloborus confusus Bright, 1966
Phloeosinus woodi Bright, 1966
Pityophthorus aurulentus Bright, 1966
Pityophthorus deleoni Bright, 1966
Pityophthorus piceus Bright, 1966
Pityophthorus praealtus Bright, 1966
Pityophthorus punctifrons Bright, 1966
Pityophthorus singularis Bright, 1966
Cactopinus depressus Bright, 1967
Cactopinus desertus Bright, 1967
Liparthrum albosetum Bright, 1968
Pityophthorus aquilonius Bright, 1968
Pityophthorus collinus Bright, 1968
Pityophthorus orarius Bright, 1968
Dendroctonus rhizophagus Thomas & Bright, 1970
Pityophthorus brucki Bright, 1971
Pityophthorus inyoensis Bright, 1971
Pityophthorus sierrensis Bright, 1971
Pityotrichus hesperius Bright, 1971
Amphicranus spinatus Bright, 1972
Bothrosternus isolatus Bright, 1972
Carphoborus mexicanus Bright, 1972
Chaetophloeus alni Bright, 1972
Chaetophloeus howdeni Bright, 1972
Chramesus brevisetosus Bright, 1972
Cladoctonus brevisetosus Bright, 1972
Cnesinus theocallus Bright, 1972
Cnesinus zapotecus Bright, 1972
Corthylocurus cincinnatus Bright, 1972
Corthylus anomalus Bright, 1972
Corthylus aztecus Bright, 1972
Corthylus cincinnatus Bright, 1972
Corthylus concavus Bright, 1972
Corthylus curiosus Bright, 1972
Corthylus glabrinus Bright, 1972
Corthylus minutus Bright, 1972
Corthylus pisinnus Bright, 1972
Corthylus procerus Bright, 1972
Corthylus reburrus Bright, 1972
Corthylus splendidus Bright, 1972
Corthylus villus Bright, 1972
Hylastes suspectus Bright, 1972
Hypothenemus comosus Bright, 1972
Monarthrum bifidus Bright, 1972
Monarthrum granulatum Bright, 1972
Monarthrum oaxacensis Bright, 1972
Neodryocoetes decorus Bright, 1972
Neodryocoetes leptus Bright, 1972
Neodryocoetes macer Bright, 1972
Neodryocoetes montanus Bright, 1972
Neodryocoetes niger Bright, 1972
Neodryocoetes tuberculatus Bright, 1972
Neodryocoetes vinealis Bright, 1972
Phloeotribus mixtecus Bright, 1972
Pityophthorus abnormalis Bright, 1972
Pityophthorus diversus Bright, 1972
Pityophthorus formosus Bright, 1972
Pityophthorus immitus Bright, 1972
Pityophthorus ramosus Bright, 1972
Pityophthorus severus Bright, 1972
Pityophthorus suspicious Bright, 1972
Platypus jamaicencis Bright, 1972
Platypus perplexus Bright, 1972
Prognathotrichus primus Bright, 1972
Prochramesus editus Bright, 1972
Pseudopityophthorus acuminatus Bright, 1972
Pseudopityophthorus aesculinus Bright, 1972
Pseudopityophthorus comosus Bright, 1972
Pseudopityophthorus convexus Bright, 1972
Pseudopityophthorus curtus Bright, 1972
Pseudopityophthorus hirsutus Bright, 1972
Pseudopityophthorus montanus Bright, 1972
Pseudopityophthorus squamosus Bright, 1972
Pseudopityophthorus truncatus Bright, 1972
Sampsonius reticulatus Bright, 1972
Scolytus silvaticus Bright, 1972
Scolytus virgatus Bright, 1972
Tricolus cordatus Bright, 1972
Tricolus difodinus Bright, 1972
Tricolus ignotus Bright, 1972
Tricolus unidentatus Bright, 1972
Xyleborus beckeri Bright, 1972
Xyleborus insolitus Bright, 1972
Xyleborus jamaicensis Bright, 1972
Xyleborus lepidus Bright, 1972
Xyleborus novus Bright, 1972
Xyleborus nuperus Bright, 1972
Xyleborus simulatus Bright, 1972
Xyleborus howdenae Bright, 1973
Pityophthorus abstrusus Bright, 1976
Pityophthorus anthracinus Bright, 1976
Pityophthorus arcanus Bright, 1976
Pityophthorus brevicomatus Bright, 1976
Pityophthorus californicus Bright, 1976
Pityophthorus dispar Bright, 1976
Pityophthorus eliminatus Bright, 1976
Pityophthorus furnissi Bright, 1976
Pityophthorus germanus Bright, 1976
Pityophthorus ineditus Bright, 1976
Pityophthorus litos Bright, 1976
Pityophthorus megas Bright, 1976
Pityophthorus minus Bright, 1976
Pityophthorus occlusus Bright, 1976
Pityophthorus recens Bright, 1976
Pityophthorus siouxensis Bright, 1976
Pityophthorus speculum Bright, 1976
Pityophthorus subimpressus Bright, 1976
Pityophthorus thatcheri Bright, 1976
Pityophthorus thomasi Bright, 1976
Pityophthorus zonalis Bright, 1976
Pityophthorus aciculatus Bright, 1977
Pityophthorus apachae Bright, 1977
Pityophthorus aztecus Bright, 1977
Pityophthorus blackmani Bright, 1977
Pityophthorus chiapensis Bright, 1977
Pityophthorus clivus Bright, 1977
Pityophthorus cortezi Bright, 1977
Pityophthorus culminicolae Bright, 1977
Pityophthorus declivisetosus Bright, 1977
Pityophthorus lecontei Bright, 1977
Pityophthorus lepidus Bright, 1977
Pityophthorus montivagus Bright, 1977
Pityophthorus mormon Bright, 1977
Pityophthorus separatus Bright, 1977
Pityophthorus sulcatus Bright, 1977
Pityophthorus viminalis Bright, 1977
Pityophthorus woodi Bright, 1977
Pityophthorus carinatus carinatus Bright, 1978
Pityophthorus carinatus monticolae Bright, 1978
Pityophthorus cavatus Bright, 1978
Pityophthorus euterpes Bright, 1978
Pityophthorus hesperinus Bright, 1978
Pityophthorus impexus Bright, 1978
Pityophthorus intentus Bright, 1978
Pityophthorus laticeps Bright, 1978
Pityophthorus malleatus Bright, 1978
Pityophthorus mesembria Bright, 1978
Pityophthorus montezumae Bright, 1978
Pityophthorus scalptus Bright, 1978
Pityophthorus trepidus Bright, 1978
Pityophthorus vespertinus Bright, 1978
Schedlia brownei Bright, 1980
Schedlia convexa Bright, 1980
Schedlia paraconvexa Bright, 1980
Afrotrypetus euphorbiae Bright, 1981
Chaetophloeus atlanticus Bright, 1981
Chaetophloeus cubensis Bright, 1981
Chaetophloeus mandibularis Bright, 1981
Liparthrum hispaniolum Bright, 1981
Pityophthorus acceptus Bright, 1981
Pityophthorus antillicus Bright, 1981
Pityophthorus micans Bright, 1981
Pityophthorus miniatus Bright, 1981
Pityophthorus pubifrons Bright, 1981
Pityophthorus sapineus Bright, 1981
Sampsonius sulcatus Bright, 1981
Phloeotribus pacificus Bright, 1982
Trypanophellos necopinus Bright, 1982
Ambrosiodmus klapperichi Bright, 1985
Pityophthorus ablusus Bright, 1985
Pityophthorus atkinsoni Bright, 1985
Pityophthorus confractus Bright, 1985
Pityophthorus costifera Bright, 1985
Pityophthorus cracentis Bright, 1985
Pityophthorus desultorius Bright, 1985
Pityophthorus diminutivus Bright, 1985
Pityophthorus equihuai Bright, 1985
Pityophthorus hispanolus Bright, 1985
Pityophthorus insuetus Bright, 1985
Pityophthorus pinavorus Bright, 1985
Pityophthorus thamnus Bright, 1985
Pityophthorus trunculus Bright, 1985
Pityophthorus zexmenivora Bright, 1985
Pityophthorus bravoi Bright, 1986
Pityophthorus conscriptus Bright, 1986
Pityophthorus indefessus Bright, 1986
Pityophthorus inhabilis Bright, 1986
Pityophthorus ostryacolens Bright, 1986
Pityophthorus tutulus Bright, 1986
Pityophthorus vegrandis Bright, 1986
Conophthorus terminalis Flores & Bright, 1987
Phloeosinus gillerforsi Bright, 1987
Phloeosinus kinabaluensis Bright, 1989
Phloeosinus phyllocladus Bright, 1989
Liparthrum sabahensis Bright, 1990
Sampsonius alvarengai Bright, 1991
Sampsonius mexicanus Bright, 1991
Hemicryphalus kinabaluensis Bright, 1992
Hemicryphalus podocarpi Bright, 1992
Acanthotomicus explanatus Bright, 1994
Cenocephalus antillicus Bright & Poinar, 1994
Cenocephalus antiquus Bright & Poinar, 1994
Cenocephalus biconicus Bright & Poinar, 1994
Cenocephalus exquisitus Bright & Poinar, 1994
Cenocephalus senectus Bright & Poinar, 1994
Cenocephalus spinatus Bright & Poinar, 1994
Cladoctonus angustostriatus Bright & Poinar, 1994
Cladoctonus ruber Bright & Poinar, 1994
Cnemonyx priscus Bright & Poinar, 1994
Corthylites bicolor Bright & Poinar, 1994
Cyrtogenius abruptodeclivis Bright, 1994
Cyrtogenius cavifrons Bright, 1994
Cyrtogenius glabrata Bright, 1994
Cyrtogenius kadazanus Bright, 1994
Cyrtogenius lowi Bright, 1994
Cyrtogenius mandibularis Bright, 1994
Cyrtogenius mediosetosus Bright, 1994
Cyrtogenius nodulosus Bright, 1994
Cyrtogenius obesus Bright, 1994
Cyrtogenius piceus Bright, 1994
Cyrtogenius prinavorus Bright, 1994
Cyrtogenius quercicolens Bright, 1994
Cyrtogenius smetanai Bright, 1994
Cyrtogenius tanae Bright, 1994
Cyrtogenius tikaludus Bright, 1994
Dryocoetes conspicuus Bright, 1994
Dryptomites incognitus Bright & Poinar, 1994
Gnathotrichus fossor Bright & Poinar, 1994
Hypothenemus avitus Bright & Poinar, 1994
Micracisites squamifera Bright & Poinar, 1994
Microcorthylus antiquarius Bright & Poinar, 1994
Paleophthorus bispinus Bright & Poinar, 1994
Paleosinus fossulatus Bright & Poinar, 1994
Phloeotribus antiguus Bright & Poinar, 1994
Pityophthorus antiquarius Bright & Poinar, 1994
Pityophthorus aphelofacies Bright & Poinar, 1994
Pityophthorus temporarius Bright & Poinar,
Protosinus hispaniolensis Bright & Poinar, 1994
Pycnarthrum senectum Bright & Poinar, 1994
Scolytodes electrosinus Bright & Poinar, 1994
Scolytodes neoschwarzi Bright & Poinar, 1994
Scolytus poinari Bright, 1994
Scolytoplatypus carinatus Bright, 1994
Scolytoplatypus reticulatus Bright, 1994
Sitona aquilonius Bright, 1994
Sitona desertus Bright, 1994
Sitona tanneri Bright, 1994
Sueus borneensis Bright, 1994
Tesserocerus primus Bright & Poinar, 1994
Araptus franzi Bright & Peck, 1998
Hypothenemus indigenus Bright & Peck, 1998
Pseudothysanoes isolatus Bright & Peck, 1998
Acanthotomicus similis Bright, 2000
Coccotrypes amplipunctatus Bright, 2000
Coccotrypes impressostriatus Bright, 2000
Coccotrypes limbatideclivis Bright, 2000
Pityophthorus muluensis Bright, 2000
Polygraphus muluensis Bright, 2000
Hypothenemus insulanus Bright, 2002
Polygraphus yunnanensis Bright, 2002
Chramesus atlanticus Bright & Torres, 2006
Coptoborus atlanticus Bright & Torres, 2006
Coptoborus bellus Bright & Torres, 2006
Corthylus insularis Bright & Torres, 2006
Hypothenemus amplissimus Bright & Torres, 2006
Hypothenemus concavifrons Bright & Torres, 2006
Pityophthorus convexicollis Bright & Torres, 2006
Pseudothysanoes magnispinatus Bright & Torres, 2006
Scolytodes atlanticus Bright & Torres, 2006
Scolytodes puertoricensis Bright & Torres, 2006
Trischidias puertoricensis Bright & Torres, 2006
Theoborus puertoricensis Bright & Torres, 2006
Xyleborinus insulosus Bright & Torres, 2006
Dyslobus crinitus Bright, 2008
Panscopus spantoni Bright, 2008
Stevewoodia minutum Bright, 2010
Ambrosiodmus infidelis Bright, 2019
Amphicranus hispaniolus Bright, 2019
Amphicranus taino Bright, 2019
Atomothenemus unicus Bright, 2019
Araptus adustus Bright, 2019
Araptus beckeri Bright, 2019
Araptus bituberculatus Bright, 2019
Araptus caperatus Bright, 2019
Araptus ciseruditus Bright, 2019
Araptus culmenifrons Bright, 2019
Araptus ferrugineus Bright, 2019
Araptus fuscus Bright, 2019
Araptus grenadaensis Bright, 2019
Araptus howdeni Bright, 2019
Araptus incolus Bright, 2019
Araptus ineditus Bright, 2019
Araptus insulanus Bright, 2019
Araptus melanurus Bright, 2019
Araptus nigriculus Bright, 2019
Araptus squamosus Bright, 2019
Araptus turnbowi Bright, 2019
Araptus ustulatus Bright, 2019
Araptus wintoni Bright, 2019
Chaetophloeus bahamaensis Bright, 2019
Chaetophloeus longisetum Bright, 2019
Chaetophloeus minutus Bright, 2019
Chaetophloeus montanus Bright, 2019
Chaetophloeus woodruffi Bright, 2019
Chramesus maieri Bright, 2019
Chramesus lepidotus Bright, 2019
Chramesus palearis Bright, 2019
Chramesus scabiosus Bright, 2019
Chramesus squamosus Bright, 2019
Cladoctonus minor Bright, 2019
Cladoctonus peckorum Bright, 2019
Cladoctonus torosus Bright, 2019
Cladoctonus tuberosus Bright, 2019
Cnesinus amplus Bright, 2019
Cnesinus brevisetosus Bright, 2019
Coccotrypes incertus Bright, 2019
Coccotrypes precarius Bright, 2019
Conophthorus insulatus Bright, 2019
Corthylus alpestris Bright, 2019
Corthylus monticellus Bright, 2019
Corthylus reticulatus Bright, 2019
Corthylus versicolor Bright, 2019
Dendrocranulus ambiguus Bright, 2019
Dendrocranulus barbatulus Bright, 2019
Dendrocranulus caymanensis Bright, 2019
Dendrocranulus convexus Bright, 2019
Dendrocranulus fulgens Bright, 2019
Dendrocranulus hispaniolus Bright, 2019
Euwallacea fulgidus Bright, 2019
Euwallacea innovatus Bright, 2019
Gnathoraptus mandibularis Bright, 2019
Gnathotrupes megapunctatus Bright, 2019
Gnatholeptus concinnus Bright, 2019
Gnatholeptus hispanicus Bright, 2019
Gnatholeptus insularis Bright, 2019
Gnathotrichus hispaniolus Bright, 2019
Hylocurus absonus Bright, 2019
Hylocurus anomala Bright, 2019
Hylocurus antillicus Bright, 2019
Hylocurus torresi Bright, 2019
Hylocurus touroulti Bright, 2019
Hylocurus tumidosus Bright, 2019
Hypothenemus adustus Bright, 2019
Hypothenemus bifurcatus Bright, 2019
Hypothenemus carinafrons Bright, 2019
Hypothenemus collinus Bright, 2019
Hypothenemus crinatus Bright, 2019
Hypothenemus discordis Bright, 2019
Hypothenemus dubitalis Bright, 2019
Hypothenemus exceptus Bright, 2019
Hypothenemus granulatus Bright, 2019
Hypothenemus ignotus Bright, 2019
Hypothenemus improvidus Bright, 2019
Hypothenemus indistinctus Bright, 2019
Hypothenemus inordinatus Bright, 2019
Hypothenemus leptosquamus Bright, 2019
Hypothenemus liliputianus Bright, 2019
Hypothenemus nanoparvus Bright, 2019
Hypothenemus nesiotus Bright, 2019
Hypothenemus obscurifrons Bright, 2019
Hypothenemus parasquamosus Bright, 2019
Hypothenemus parvulosus Bright, 2019
Hypothenemus paulus Bright, 2019
Hypothenemus perexiguus Bright, 2019
Hypothenemus ponticus Bright, 2019
Hypothenemus pygmaeomorphus Bright, 2019
Hypothenemus rubrithorax Bright, 2019
Hypothenemus setiferous Bright, 2019
Hypothenemus solivagus Bright, 2019
Hypothenemus tectus Bright, 2019
Hypothenemus turnbowi Bright, 2019
Hypothenemus ustulatus Bright, 2019
Hypothenemus vernaculus Bright, 2019
Hypothenemus versicolor Bright, 2019
Hypothenemus villosus Bright, 2019
Hypothenemus woodi Bright, 2019
Liparthrum caymanensis Bright, 2019
Liparthrum turnbowi Bright, 2019
Microborus caymanensis Bright, 2019
Microborus iviei Bright, 2019
Microborus rawlinsi Bright, 2019
Microcorthylus insularis Bright, 2019
Microsomus atomus Bright, 2019
Minyotrypetes primus Bright, 2019
Monarthrum ambiguum Bright, 2019
Monarthrum antillicum Bright, 2019
Monarthrum bullatum Bright, 2019
Monarthrum collinum Bright, 2019
Monarthrum discordum Bright, 2019
Monarthrum ferrugineum Bright, 2019
Neocultus thomasi Bright, 2019
Parathysanoes absonus Bright, 2019
Phloeotribus caymanensis Bright, 2019
Phrixosoma antillicum Bright, 2019
Pityophthorus acolus Bright, 2019
Pityophthorus astringens Bright, 2019
Pityophthorus auspicatus Bright, 2019
Pityophthorus bigranulatus Bright, 2019
Pityophthorus capillosus Bright, 2019
Pityophthorus confusus sequestus Bright, 2019
Pityophthorus congruus Bright, 2019
Pityophthorus convexus Bright, 2019
Pityophthorus dissidens Bright, 2019
Pityophthorus eccentricus Bright, 2019
Pityophthorus favorabilis Bright, 2019
Pityophthorus foleyi Bright, 2019
Pityophthorus gimmeli Bright, 2019
Pityophthorus gratus Bright, 2019
Pityophthorus grenadacolens Bright, 2019
Pityophthorus illuminus Bright, 2019
Pityophthorus insulatus Bright, 2019
Pityophthorus inusitatus Bright, 2019
Pityophthorus masneri Bright, 2019
Pityophthorus minutissimus Bright, 2019
Pityophthorus nesocolus Bright, 2019
Pityophthorus pauculus Bright, 2019
Pityophthorus procerus Bright, 2019
Pityophthorus rogueti Bright, 2019
Pityophthorus senticosus Bright, 2019
Pityophthorus sepositus Bright, 2019
Pityophthorus subtilus Bright, 2019
Pityophthorus tomentosus Bright, 2019
Pityophthorus torresi Bright, 2019
Pityophthorus vulgaris Bright, 2019
Pityophthorus youngi Bright, 2019
Pseudohexacolus singularis Bright, 2019
Pseudopityophthorus absitus Bright, 2019
Pseudothysanoes absonus Bright, 2019
Pseudothysanoes acutus Bright, 2019
Pseudothysanoes amoenus Bright, 2019
Pseudothysanoes caribbeanensis Bright, 2019
Pseudothysanoes cracentis Bright, 2019
Pseudothysanoes granulatus Bright, 2019
Pseudothysanoes guadeloupensis Bright, 2019
Pseudothysanoes incertissimus Bright, 2019
Pseudothysanoes lautus Bright, 2019
Pseudothysanoes leptus Bright, 2019
Pseudothysanoes marginatus Bright, 2019
Pseudothysanoes masneri Bright, 2019
Pseudothysanoes minutissimus Bright, 2019
Pseudothysanoes muricatus Bright, 2019
Pseudothysanoes perexiguus Bright, 2019
Pseudothysanoes smithi Bright, 2019
Pseudothysanoes trunculus Bright, 2019
Pygmaeoborus cubensis Bright, 2019
Scolytodes anthracinus Bright, 2019
Scolytodes aquilus Bright, 2019
Scolytodes aridus Bright, 2019
Scolytodes atomus Bright, 2019
Scolytodes bellus Bright, 2019
Scolytodes iviei Bright, 2019
Scolytodes longisetum Bright, 2019
Scolytodes obtusiceps Bright, 2019
Scolytodes peckorum Bright, 2019
Scolytodes plesiopolitus Bright, 2019
Scolytodes politus Bright, 2019
Scolytodes sabaensis Bright, 2019
Scolytodes steineri Bright, 2019
Scolytodes torresi Bright, 2019
Sphenoceros antillicus Bright, 2019
Stegomerus diversus Bright, 2019
Stevewoodia atomus Bright, 2019
Tricolus animatus Bright, 2019
Tricolus endemos Bright, 2019
Tricolus incomptus Bright, 2019
Trypanophellos minutum Bright, 2019
Trypolepis antillicus Bright, 2019
Xyleborinus echinatus Bright, 2019
Xyleborus advena Bright, 2019
Xyleborus anthracinus Bright, 2019
Xyleborus disjunctus Bright, 2019
Xylosandrus cubensis Bright, 2019
Extant Genera
Cactopinorus Bright, 1967
Prognathotrichus Bright, 1972
Hypopityophthorus Bright, 1981
Afrotrypetus Bright, 1982
Cryptoxyleborus Wood & Bright, 1992
Dryoxylon Bright & Rabaglia, 1999
Allothenemus Bright & Torres 2006
Stevewoodia Bright, 2010
Allothenemus Bright & Torres, 2006
Atomothenemus Bright, 2019
Gnathoraptus Bright, 2019
Microsomus Bright, 2019
Minyotrypetes Bright, 2019
Neocultus Bright, 2019
Parathysanoes Bright, 2019
Pseudohexacolus Bright, 2019
Pygmaeoborus Bright, 2019
Sphenoceros Bright, 2019
Trypanophellos Bright, 2019
Trypolepis Bright, 2019
Fossil genera
Corthylites Bright & Poinar, 1994
Dryomites Bright & Poinar, 1994
Paleophthorus Bright & Poinar, 1994
Paleosinus Bright & Poinar, 1994
Protosinus Bright & Poinar, 1994
Patronyms
Bark and Ambrosia Beetles
Cnesinus brighti Wood, 1974
Xyleborus brighti Schedl, 1974
Pityophthorus brighti Wood, 1989
Electroborus brighti, Cognato, 2013
Debus Hulcr & Cognato, 2013
Pityophthorus donbrighti Petrov, 2015
Eidophelus brighti Johnson, 2020
Other Coleoptera
Erynephala brighti Blake 1971: 322 (Chrysomelidae)
Stenus (Hypostenus) brighti Puthz, 1974 Staphylinidae)
Athous rufiventris brighti Becker, 1979 (Elateridae)
Xeropsamobeus brighti Gordon & Skelley, 2007 (Scarabaeidae)