Melanesicus caledoniae (Beaver & Liu) Beaver & Petrov & Sittichaya, 2021

Beaver, R. A., Petrov, A. V. & Sittichaya, W., 2021, A new genus of ambrosia beetle from Melanesia (Coleoptera: Curculionidae Scolytinae: Xyleborini), Zootaxa 4949 (1), pp. 163-172 : 169

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4949.1.9
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:4A8E4749-DCAB-4A6B-A5D0-0812DE0EDF6E
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4636100
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/039D87BA-FFF4-FFE1-D285-609D09B20C2C
treatment provided by	Plazi
scientific name	Melanesicus caledoniae (Beaver & Liu)
status	comb. nov.

Treatment

Melanesicus caledoniae (Beaver & Liu) comb. n.

Xyleborus caledoniae Beaver & Liu 2016: 26 .

Taxonomy. The senior author has examined the holotype ( MNHN) and paratypes ( QMB, RAB). A. Petrov has examined a further specimen from New Caledonia. The species is distinguished from other species of Melanesicus primarily by its elytral sculpture (see key above, and Beaver & Liu 2016) .

Distribution. The species is endemic to New Caledonia.

New record: NEW CALEDONIA: S-Prov. Refuge de Plano , 2 km NNE Farino, 21°38’55’’S 165°46’53’’E, ca. 270 m, at light, 28.-30.XI.2009, Schuh (1) ( APP) GoogleMaps .

Biology. Unknown.

Remarks. Photographs of female and male are included in Beaver & Liu (2016, Figs 5‒8 View FIGURES 5‒8 ).