Murayama, 1934 : 291
calamoides (Murayama)
Wood & Bright, 1992 : 682
New synonymy, new combinations and other taxonomic changes in Japanese xyleborine ambrosia beetles (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae)
Smith, Sarah M.
Beaver, Roger A.
Cognato, Anthony I.
Zootaxa
2018
2018-11-15
4521
3
391
403
(Murayama)
Smith & Beaver & Cognato
2018
Murayama
1934
[151,600,434,460]
Insecta
Curculionidae
Microperus
GBIF
Animalia
Coleoptera
5
396
Arthropoda
species
calamoides
comb. nov.
Xyleborus calamoides Murayama, 1934: 291. Amasa calamoides(Murayama): Wood & Bright, 1992: 682.
Taxonomy: Syntypesof Xyleborus calamoides(NMNH) were examined by SMS. The specimens have an obliquely truncate declivity which is generally associated with Amasa. However, multiple Asian xyleborine genera have at least one species with a truncate declivity. The species is transferred to Microperus Wood, 1980because of the following characters: pronotum type 2 (viewed dorsally), antennal club type 3, scutellum not visible and lack of mycangial tufts.