Hadrodemius globus (Blandford, 1896)

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

Hadrodemius globus (Blandford, 1896) Fig. 62C, D, H

Xyleborus globus Blandford, 1896b: 208.

Hadrodemius globus (Blandford): Wood 1980: 94.

Xyleborus ursus Eggers, 1923: 173. Synonymy: Browne 1961b: 111.

Xyleborus ursus fuscus Eggers, 1923: 174. Synonymy: Kalshoven 1959b: 163.

Xyleborus tomentosus Eggers, 1939a: 10. Synonymy: Beaver 2010: 54.

Type material.

Holotype Xyleborus globus (NHMUK). Holotype Xyleborus tomentosus (SMNH).

Diagnosis.

4.9-5.8 mm long (mean = 5.5 mm; n = 5); 1.77-1.83 × as long as wide. This species is distinguished by the declivity plano-convex; striae 1 not impressed; and entire elytra densely setose with usually yellowish or golden vestiture.

This species is similar to H. comans and is distinguished by the strial punctures less distinct, interstrial punctures finer and more closely placed, declivital face more densely hairy, and vestiture lighter in color.

Similar species.

Hadrodemius comans .

Distribution.

Recorded in the study region from India (Kerala), Laos, Myanmar, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam. It also occurs in Malaysia and the Philippines, through Indonesia to New Guinea and the Solomon Islands.

Host plants.

Polyphagous ( Beaver 2010).

Figures

Figure 62. Dorsal, lateral and declivital view of Hadrodemius comans, 5.0 - 6.3 mm (A, B, G), H. globus, 4.9 - 5.8 mm (C, D, H), and H. pseudocomans, 6.0 - 7.2 mm (E, F, I).