Ambrosiodmus conspectus (Schedl, 1964)

Smith, Sarah M., Beaver, Roger A. & Cognato, Anthony I., 2020, A monograph of the Xyleborini (Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Scolytinae) of the Indochinese Peninsula (except Malaysia) and China, ZooKeys 983, pp. 1-442 : 1

Ambrosiodmus conspectus (Schedl, 1964) Fig. 11E, F, K

Xyleborus conspectus Schedl, 1964b: 247.

Ambrosiodmus conspectus (Schedl): Wood and Bright 1992: 672.

Type material.

Paratypes (NHMW, 2).

Diagnosis.

2.9-3.1 mm long (mean = 3.01 mm; n = 5); 2.48-2.73 × as long as wide. This species is distinguished by declivity with uniformly sized and spaced granules on declivital interstriae from base to declivity midpoint, apical 1/2 of interstriae with granules irregularly spaced; declivital interstriae slightly elevated and bearing thick, erect setae, setae located ventrad of granules; declivital surface strongly shagreened; and dark brown color.

This species is very closely related to A. brunneipes and is distinguished by the smaller size and the and three or four granules on the apical 1/2 of declivital interstriae 1.

Similar species.

Ambrosiodmus brunneipes , A. rubricollis .

Distribution.

East Malaysia, Thailand.

Host plants.

Recorded only from rattan (Arecacae) ( Schedl 1964b).

Figures

Figure 11. Dorsal, lateral and declivital view of Ambrosiodmus asperatus, 2.5 - 2.8 mm (A, B, I), A. brunneipes, 3.2 - 3.4 mm (C, D, J), A. conspectus paratype, 2.9 - 3.1 mm (E, F, K), and A. lewisi, 3.4 - 4.8 mm (G, H, L).