Amasa eugeniae (Eggers, 1930)

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

Amasa eugeniae (Eggers, 1930) Fig. 8C, D, J

Xyleborus eugeniae Eggers, 1930: 183.

Amasa eugeniae (Eggers): Wood and Bright 1992: 683.

Type material.

Holotype (FRI), paratypes (FRI, 1; NHMW, 1; NMNH, 1).

Diagnosis.

2.8-3.2 mm long (mean = 2.65 mm; n = 5); 2.8-3.2 × as long as wide. This species is distinguished by its very elongate body and pronotum (type 7) when viewed dorsally; antennal club type 5; and declivital surface shagreened, dull.

Similar species.

Cyclorhipidion amasoides .

Distribution.

India (Uttarakhand, West Bengal), Sri Lanka.

Host plants.

Recorded from two species of Eugenia ( Myrtaceae ), and Elaeocarpus ( Elaeocarpaceae ) ( Maiti and Saha 2004).

Figures

Figure 8. Dorsal, lateral and declivital view of Amasa cylindrotomica, 2.1 - 2.4 mm (A, B, I), A. eugeniae paratype, 2.8 - 3.2 mm (C, D, J), A. galeoderma holotype, 3.0 mm (E, F, K), and A. gibbosa holotype, 3.5 - 3.6 mm (G, H, L).