Leptoxyleborus sordicauda (Motschulsky, 1863)

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

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scientific name

Leptoxyleborus sordicauda (Motschulsky, 1863)
status

 

Leptoxyleborus sordicauda (Motschulsky, 1863) Fig. 65C, D, F View Figure 65

Phloeotrogus sordicauda Motschulsky, 1863: 514.

Leptoxyleborus sordicauda (Motschulsky): Wood 1980: 94.

Phloeotrogus attenuatus Motschulsky, 1863: 512. Synonymy: Wood 1969: 119.

Xyleborus concisus Blandford, 1894b: 107. Synonymy: Hulcr and Cognato 2013: 103.

Xyleborus marginatus Eggers, 1927b: 91. Synonymy: Browne 1955: 354.

Xyleborus sordicaudulus Eggers, 1927b: 91. Synonymy: Browne 1955: 354.

Xyleborus incurvus Eggers, 1930: 197. Synonymy: Wood 1989: 175.

Xyleborus sordicaudulus peguensis Eggers, 1930: 198. Synonymy: Schedl 1951a: 51.

Type material.

Holotype Xyleborus concisus (NHMUK). Holotype Xyleborus incurvus (FRI), paratype (NMNH, 2). Holotype Xyleborus marginatus (NMNH). Holotype Xyleborus sordicaudulus (NMNH), paratype (NMNH, 1). Holotype Xyleborus sordicaudulus peguensis (FRI).

New records.

China: Guangxi Reg., Miaoershan, S slope, 800-1300 m, 20-27.vi.1997, Bolm (NHMB, 1). Jiangxi, Long Nan, 12.vii.2016, Lv-Jia, Lai S-C., ex Cyclobalanopsis glauca (RABC, 1). Vietnam: Dong Nai, Cat Tien National Park, near park headquarters, 11°25'44"N, 107°25'44"E, 120 m, 26-31.v.1999, B. Hubley, D. Currie, VIET1H95-99 041, ex flight intercept trap (SEMC, 2); as previous except: 11.42854; 107.42544, 148 m, 23.ii.2017, VN97, A.I. Cognato, T.A. Hoang, ex 5 cm diameter branch (MSUC, 23).

Diagnosis.

2.6-3.6 mm long (mean = 2.84 mm; n = 5); 2.15-2.5 × as long as wide. This species is distinguished by the larger size, declivity extremely flat and broad; especially laterally; posterolateral declivital margin elevated, carinate; declivital surface covered with minute star-shaped scales.

Similar species.

Leptoxyleborus machili , Ancipitis puer , A. punctatissimus .

Distribution.

China* (Guangxi, Jiangxi), India (Andaman Is, West Bengal), Indonesia (Java, Maluku, Sumatra), Japan, East & West Malaysia, Myanmar, New Guinea, Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam.

Host plants.

Polyphagous ( Browne 1961b).

Remarks.

The species attacks large logs, smaller stems down to approximately 3 cm diameter, and lianas ( Browne 1961b). Beaver and Browne (1979) suggest that it may be particularly attracted to sappy stems.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Coleoptera

Family

Curculionidae

Genus

Leptoxyleborus

Loc

Leptoxyleborus sordicauda (Motschulsky, 1863)

Smith, Sarah M., Beaver, Roger A. & Cognato, Anthony I. 2020
2020
Loc

Xyleborus incurvus

Eggers 1930
1930
Loc

Xyleborus marginatus

Eggers 1927
1927
Loc

Xyleborus sordicaudulus

Eggers 1927
1927
Loc

Xyleborus concisus

Blandford 1894
1894
Loc

Phloeotrogus sordicauda

Motschulsky 1863
1863
Loc

Phloeotrogus attenuatus

Motschulsky 1863
1863