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Published October 21, 2014 | Version v1
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Arixyleborus mediosectus

Description

42. Arixyleborus mediosectus (Eggers)

Xyleboricus mediosectus Eggers, 1923: 215.

Arixyleborus mediosectus (Eggers): Schedl, 1958: 145.

Thai distribution: (unspecified southern province) (Sittichaya et al. 2012); S: Nakhon Sri Thammarat.

New records: Nakhon Sri Thammarat, Khao Nan NP, ex sifted litter, 2.iii., 24.iv.2006 (A. Hasalem) (2); Khao Luang NP, headquarter, 08° 22' 21.6'' N, 99° 44' 14.7'' E, 196 m, 01.iv.2010 (W. Sittichaya) (2), 01.vi.2010 (W. Sittichaya) (1); Chang Klang Distr., Durian plantation, 08° 21' 33.7'' N, 99° 39' 02.9'' E, 60 m, EtOH trap, 1.xi.2009 (W. Sittichaya) (2).

Other distribution: Cambodia, India (Assam, Andaman Is.), Indonesia (Sumatera), Malaysia (E. & W.), Philippines, Sri Lanka, Vietnam. Intercepted in Japan in timber from the region. (4)

Biology: Polyphagous (Maiti & Saha 2004). It has also been collected from the crop of an edible-nest swiftlet (Collocalia fuciphaga) (Beaver & Browne 1979).

Illustrations: D (Maiti & Saha 2004).

Notes

Published as part of Beaver, R. A., Sittichaya, W. & Liu, L-Y., 2014, A Synopsis of the Scolytine Ambrosia Beetles of Thailand (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae), pp. 1-82 in Zootaxa 3875 (1) on pages 29-30, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3875.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/5130589

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Collection code
NP
Event date
2006-04-24
Family
Curculionidae
Genus
Arixyleborus
Kingdom
Animalia
Order
Coleoptera
Phylum
Arthropoda
Scientific name authorship
Eggers
Species
mediosectus
Taxon rank
species
Verbatim event date
2006-04-24/2010-06-01

References

  • Eggers, H. (1923) Neue indomalayische Borkenkafer (Ipidae). Zoologische Mededelingen, 7, 129 - 220.
  • Schedl, K. E. (1958) Zur Synonymie der Borkenkafer. II. Tijdschrift voor Entomologie, 101, 141 - 155.
  • Sittichaya, W., Permkam, S. & Cognato, A. I. (2012) Species composition and flight pattern of Xyleborini ambrosia beetles (Col.: Curculinidae: Scolytinae) fom agricultural areas in southern Thailand. Environmental Entomology, 41, 776 - 784. http: // dx. doi. org / 10.1603 / en 11271
  • Maiti, P. K. & Saha, N. (2004) Fauna of India and the Adjacent Countries. Scolytidae: Coleoptera (Bark and Ambrosia Beetles). Vol. 1. Part 1. Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata, 268 pp.
  • Beaver, R. A. & Browne, F. G. (1979) The Scolytidae and Platypodidae (Coleoptera) of Penang, Malaysia. Oriental Insects, 12, 575 - 624. http: // dx. doi. org / 10.1080 / 00305316.1978.10432538