Ambrosiodmus lewisi
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Ambrosiodmus lewisi lateral; R.K. Osborn |
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Ambrosiodmus lewisi dorsal; R.K. Osborn |
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Ambrosiodmus lewisi declivity; R.K. Osborn |
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Ambrosiodmus lewisi frontal; R.K. Osborn |
Taxonomic history
Xyleborus lewisi Blandford, 1894b: 104.
Ambrosiodmus lewisi (Blandford): Wood, 1989: 170.
Synonyms
Ozopemon tuberculatus Strohmeyer, 1912: 38. Beaver and Liu, 2010: 20.
Xyleborus lewekianus Eggers, 1923: 181. Wood, 1989: 170.
Xyleborus tegalensis Eggers, 1923: 181. Schedl 1962a: 208.
Diagnosis
3.4−4.8 mm long (mean = 4.26 mm; n = 5); 1.70−2.53 times as long as wide. This species can be distinguished by each declivitaldeclivital:
pertaining to the elytral declivity
interstria variously tuberculate, never granulategranulate:
pertaining to a coarse, grainy surface texture
; and red-brown color.
This species strongly resembles A. minor from which it can usually be distinguished by the larger size and the tuberclestubercle:
a small knob-like or rounded protuberance of the exoskeleton
on declivitaldeclivital:
pertaining to the elytral declivity
interstriae 2 distinctly larger than those of other interstriaeinterstria:
longitudinal spaces along the elytra between the striae, which is not as<br />
impressed and bear smaller punctures.
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May be confused with
Distribution
China (Guangdong, Guizhou, Guangxi, Hainan, Hong Kong, Sichuan, Xizang, Yunnan), India (Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal), Indonesia (Java, Kalimantan, Sumatra), Japan, East & West Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam. Established in USA (Hoebeke 1991Hoebeke 1991:
Hoebeke ER. 1991. An Asian ambrosia beetle, Ambrosiodmus lewisi , new to North America (Coleoptera: Scolytidae). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 93: 420-424. https://doi.org/10.4289/07-048.1; Gomez et al. 2018aGomez et al. 2018a:
Gomez DF, Rabaglia RJ, Fairbanks KEO, Hulcr J. 2018a. North American Xyleborini north of Mexico: a review and key to genera and species (Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Scolytinae). ZooKeys 768: 19-68. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.768.24697).
Host plants
The species is polyphagous, but may show some preference for Dipterocarpaceae in the southern part of its range, and for Fagaceae in the northern part (Browne 1961bBrowne 1961b:
Browne FG. 1961b. The biology of Malayan Scolytidae and Platypodidae. Malayan Forest Records 22: 1-255.).
DNA data
Sequences available for COI and CAD.
