Ambrosiodmus asperatus (Blandford)

Beaver, R. A., Sittichaya, W. & Liu, L-Y., 2014, A Synopsis of the Scolytine Ambrosia Beetles of Thailand (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae), Zootaxa 3875 (1), pp. 1-82 : 22

21. Ambrosiodmus asperatus (Blandford) *

Xyleborus asperatus Blandford, 1895: 321 .

Ambrosiodmus asperatus (Blandford) : Wood, 1989: 169.

Thai distribution: N-E: Chaiyaphum; S: Chumphon, Nakhon Sri Thammarat , Surat Thani, Trang. New to Thailand. New records : Chaiyaphum, Phu Khieo WS, vii.2006 (Hulcr et al.) (1) ; Chumphon, Sawi distr. , 10° 19' 07.7'' N, 99° 01' 40.2'' E, 103 m, durian plantation, EtOH trap, various dates from 1.x.2009 to 31.xii.2010 (W. Sittichaya) (17) ; Nakhon Sri Thammarat, Khao Luang NP, headquarters, 08° 22' 21.6'' N, 99° 44' 14.7'' E, 196 m, EtOH trap, various dates from 01.iii.2010 to 30.vi.2011 (64), Chang Klang Distr. , Durian plantation, 08° 20' 59.7'' N, 99° 40' 14.6'' E, 70 m, EtOH trap, 1.x.2009, 1.viii.2010 (W. Sittichaya) (2) ; Surat Thani, Bhan Nasan Distr. , 08° 46' 47.2'' N, 99° 22' 46.2'' E, 96 m, durian plantation, EtOH trap, 1.x.2010 (W. Sittichaya) (1) ; Trang, Khao Bantad WS, Sairung Waterfall , tropical rain forest, 07° 26' 31.0'' N, 99° 48' 28.6'' E, 110 m, EtOH trap, 01.x.2013 (W. Sittichaya) (2) .

Other distribution: China, India, Indonesia (Java, Sumatra), Japan (Ryukyu Is.), Malaysia (W.), Sri Lanka, Taiwan. The species also occurs in Australia (presumably introduced), Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia (Sulawesi) and Nepal (R. A. Beaver, unpublished records). (4)

Biology: Polyphagous ( Beaver & Liu 2010). In southern Thailand, it occurs in low numbers in durian-based agricultural and nearby forested areas, more abundantly during the rainy season. The gallery system and biology are described by Browne (1961a).

Illustrations: P (Hulcr 2013, Hulcr & Cognato 2013, PaDIL 2014); D ( Maiti & Saha 2004).