Amasa eugeniae
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Amasa eugeniae cotype lateral; R.K. Osborn |
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Amasa eugeniae cotype dorsal; R.K. Osborn |
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Amasa eugeniae cotype declivity; R.K. Osborn |
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Amasa eugeniae cotype frontal; R.K. Osborn |
Taxonomic history
Xyleborus eugeniae Eggers, 1930: 183.
Amasa eugeniae (Eggers): Wood and Bright, 1992: 683.
Diagnosis
2.8−3.2 mm long (mean = 2.65 mm; n = 5); 2.8−3.2 times as long as wide. This species is distinguished by its very elongate body and pronotumpronotum:
the dorsal surface of the thorax
when viewed dorsally (type 7); antennalantennal:
pertaining to the antennae
club type 5; and elytralelytral:
pertaining to the elytra
declivitaldeclivital:
pertaining to the elytral declivity
surface shagreenedshagreened:
covered with a closely-set roughness, like shark skin 
, dull.
May be confused with
Distribution
India (Uttarakhand, West Bengal), Sri Lanka
Host plants
Recorded from two species of Eugenia (Myrtaceae), and Elaeocarpus (Elaeocarpaceae) (Maiti and Saha 2004Maiti and Saha 2004:
Maiti PK, Saha N. 2004. Fauna of India and the adjacent countries. Scolytidae: Coleoptera (bark and ambrosia beetles). Vol. 1. Part 1. Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata, 268 pp.).
DNA data
Sequences available for COI and CAD.
COI: MN619806
CAD: MN620107
