Amasa aspersa

Taxonomic history

Xyleborus aspersus Sampson, 1921: 31.

Amasa aspersus [sic] (Sampson): Wood and Bright, 1992: 682.

Diagnosis

3.7−3.9 mm long (mean = 3.82 mm; n = 2); 2.11−2.17 times as long as wide. This species can be distinguished by the dense and strongly confusedconfused:
of markings, having indefinite outlines or running together as lines or spots without definite pattern; usually referring to punctures
declivital strial and interstrial punctures making the striae and interstriaeinterstria:
longitudinal spaces along the elytra between the striae, which is not as<br /> impressed and bear smaller punctures.
indistinguishable.

May be confused with

none

Distribution

Brunei, East and West Malaysia, Thailand

Host plants

All host records are from the genus Eugenia (Myrtaceae), and the species appears to have a fixed host association with this family (Browne 1961bBrowne 1961b:
Browne FG. 1961b. The biology of Malayan Scolytidae and Platypodidae. Malayan Forest Records 22: 1-255.).

DNA data

specimens not available for sequencing