Diuncus conidens ( Eggers 1936 ) Eggers, 1936

Hulcr, Jiri & Cognato, Anthony I., 2009, Three new genera of oriental Xyleborina (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae), Zootaxa 2204, pp. 19-36 : 30

Diuncus conidens ( Eggers 1936) comb. n.

Previous genus: Xyleborus

Diagnosis: Short but relatively slender-looking Diuncus , the appearance caused mainly by the prolonged pronotum. Two pairs of dominant spines on the declivity positioned on a low elevated swelling, and a pair (or a group) of tubercles at the tip of elytra. The second spine is almost half-way down the declivity, unlike most other Diuncus , where both spines tend to occur close to declivital summit. Individuals from New Guinea are markedly more slender than the holotype from India. Large tibial spines on all legs.

Length: 1.5–2.0 mm.

Examined material: India, Mysore, Wynaad, (holotype, BMNH); India, Karnataka, Sringeri, (compared to type, BMNH); Malaysia, Sabah, Rhino Ridge, Danum Valley, J. Hulcr 2006; PNG: Madang Prov. (4), West Sepik (2), J. Hulcr 2002–2006.