Taxonomic information	Current valid scientific name: Hypothenemus leprieuriSynonyms: Dryocoetes leprieuri, Stephanoderes albipilis, Hypothenemus kraussei, Adiaeretus albipilis, Adiaeretus kraussei, Adiaeretus leprieuri, Archeophalus albipilis, Archeophalus kraussei, Archeophalus leprieuri, Chondronoderes albipilis, Chondronoderes kraussei, Chondronoderes leprieuri, Epsips albipilis, Epsips kraussei, Epsips leprieuri, Ernophloeus albipilis, Ernophloeus kraussei, Ernophloeus leprieuri, Homoeocryphalus albipilis, Homoeocryphalus kraussei, Homoeocryphalus leprieuri, Hypothenemus albipilis, Hypothenemus kraussei, Lepiceroides albipilis, Lepiceroides kraussei, Lepiceroides leprieuri, Macrocryphalus albipilis, Macrocryphalus kraussei, Macrocryphalus leprieuri, Pachynoderes albipilis, Pachynoderes kraussei, Pachynoderes leprieuri, Stephanoderes albipilis, Stephanoderes kraussei, Stephanoderes leprieuri, Stylotentus albipilis, Stylotentus kraussei, Stylotentus leprieuri, Triarmocerus albipilis, Triarmocerus kraussei, Triarmocerus leprieuri (de Jong et al., online)Name used in the EU legislation: Listed as EU‐quarantine pest as Scolytidae spp. (non‐European) [1SCOLF]Order: ColeopteraFamily: CurculionidaeSubfamily: ScolytinaeCommon name:–Name used in the Dossier: –
Group	Insects
EPPO code	HYOTLE
Regulated status	The pest is listed in Part A of Annex II of Regulation (EU) 2019/2072, under the family Scolytidae spp. (non‐European) [1SCOLF].Hypothenemus leprieuri is not regulated anywhere else in the world neither listed by EPPO.
Pest status in Israel	Hypothenemus leprieuri is present in Israel (Mifsud and Knizek, 2009).
Pest status in the EU	Hypothenemus leprieuri is present in Cyprus, Malta and Sardinia (de Jong et al., online; Mifsud and Knizek, 2009).
Host status on Ficus carica	Ficus carica is reported as a host of H. leprieuri (Mifsud and Knizek, 2009).
PRA information	No Pest Risk Assessment is currently available.
Other relevant information for the assessmentAccording to Dossier Section 9.0, bare rooted plants are 20–100 cm tall, with base diameter of up to 2 cm. Liners are about 10 cm high and with ~ 1 cm base diameter.
Biology	No information
Symptoms	Main type of symptoms	There is no information in the literature. According to what is known for the congeneric Hypothenemus eruditus, it should develop under the bark of small branches and twigs. Body length of H. leprieuri (1.5 mm) (Faccoli et al., 2016) is higher than that of H. eruditus (1 mm) (EPPO 2020). Frass coming out from small entrance holes.
	Presence of asymptomatic plants	No report was found on the presence of asymptomatic plants.
	Confusion with other pests	Hypothenemus leprieuri can be confused with Hypocryphalus scabricollis, a pest of Ficus in the Mediterranean. The two species have similar size and they can be distinguished from each other through the antennae (Faccoli et al., 2016).
Host plant range	Ficus carica is the only known host plant of H. leprieuri (Mifsud et al., 2012)
Pathways	The main pathways for entry of the non‐European Scolytinae are: plants for planting (including seeds), with or without soil, cut branches, fruits, round wood with bark, round wood without bark, sawn wood without bark, sawn wood with bark, wood packaging material, bark, manufactured wood items and wood chips (EFSA PLH Panel, 2020).
Surveillance information	No surveillance information for this pest is currently available from PPIS. There is no information on whether the pest has ever been found in the nursery or their surrounding environment.