Ambrosiodmus brunneipes (Eggers, 1940)

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 brunneipes (Eggers, 1940) Fig. 11C, D, J

Xyleborus brunneipes Eggers, 1940: 138.

Ambrosiodmus brunneipes (Eggers): Wood and Bright 1992: 671.

Type material.

Allotype (NHMW).

Diagnosis.

3.2-3.4 mm long (mean = 3.38 mm; n = 5); 2.43-2.5 × as long as wide. This species is distinguished by the declivital interstriae with uniformly sized and spaced granules from base to declivital 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. conspectus and is distinguished by the larger size and five or six granules on the apical 1/2 of declivital interstriae 1.

Similar species.

Ambrosiodmus conspectus , A. rubricollis .

Distribution.

Indonesia (Java), East & West Malaysia, Thailand.

Host plants.

Recorded from Parartocarpus ( Moraceae ), Octomeles ( Tetramelaceae ), and rattans (Arecacae). Probably polyphagous ( Beaver et al. 2014).

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).