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: ocotl pine engraver
Scientific name: Pseudips mexicanus (Hopkins)
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Curculionidae
Proposed common name: Monterey pine engraver
Scientific name: Pseudips radiatae (Hopkins)
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Curculionidae
Deadline for comments: December 19, 2025