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Microperus diversicolor

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110. Microperus diversicolor (Eggers)

Xyleborus diversicolor Eggers, 1923: 202.

Microperus diversicolor (Eggers). Hulcr & Cognato, 2010: 19.

Xyleborus myristicae Schedl, 1939b: 49. Synonymy: Hulcr & Cognato, 2010: 19.

Xyleborus atavus Schedl, 1979: 104. Synonymy: Hulcr & Cognato, 2010: 19.

Thai distribution: (unspecified province) (Browne 1980b as Xyleborus diversicolor, in timber imported to Japan). S: Nakhon Sri Thammarat.

New record: Nakhon Sri Thammarat, Khao Luang NP, headquarters, 08° 22' 21.6'' N, 99° 44' 14.7'' E, 196 m, EtOH trap, 1.iii.2010 (W. Sittichaya) (1). This confirms the presence of the species in Thailand.

Other distribution: Indonesia (Java, Sumatera), Malaysia (E. & W.), New Guinea, Philippines, Solomon Is. Intercepted in Japan in timber imported from the region. (3)

Biology: Polyphagous. The gallery system (Browne 1961a) appears to resemble that of M.corporaali (see above).

Illustrations: P (Hulcr 2013, Hulcr & Cognato 2013).

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 54-55, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3875.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/5130589

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http://treatment.plazi.org/id/11038800FFDAFFA8FF41339069570C8D

Is part of
Journal article: 10.11646/zootaxa.3875.1.1 (DOI)
Journal article: http://zenodo.org/record/5130589 (URL)
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https://sibils.text-analytics.ch/search/collections/plazi/11038800FFDAFFA8FF41339069570C8D (URL)
https://www.gbif.org/species/183732163 (URL)
https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/5279/taxon/11038800FFDAFFA8FF41339069570C8D.taxon (URL)

Biodiversity

Collection code
NP
Event date
2010-03-01
Family
Curculionidae
Genus
Microperus
Kingdom
Animalia
Order
Coleoptera
Phylum
Arthropoda
Scientific name authorship
Eggers
Species
diversicolor
Taxon rank
species
Verbatim event date
2010-03-01

References

  • Eggers, H. (1923) Neue indomalayische Borkenkafer (Ipidae). Zoologische Mededelingen, 7, 129 - 220.
  • Schedl, K. E. (1939 b) Scolytidae und Platyodidae. 47. Beitrag. Tijdschrift voor Entomologie, 82, 30 - 53.
  • Schedl, K. E. (1979) New Scolytidae and Platypodidae from Papua New Guinea (Coleoptera). 5. Faunistische Abhandlungen Staatliches Museum fur Tierkunde in Dresden, 7, 95 - 120.
  • Browne, F. G. (1980 b) Bark beetles and ambrosia beetles (Coleoptera, Scolytidae and Platypodidae) intercepted at Japanese ports, with descriptions of new species, III. Kontyu, 48, 482 - 489.
  • Browne, F. G. (1961 a) The biology of Malayan Scolytidae and Platypodidae. Malayan Forest Records, 22, 1 - 255.
  • Hulcr, J. & Cognato, A. I. (2013) Xyleborini of New Guinea: A Taxonomic Monograph. Thomas Say Publications in Entomology, Entomological Society of America, Lanham, Maryland, 176 pp.