Ancipitis puer

Taxonomic history

Xyleborus puer Eggers, 1923: 191.

Ancipitis puer (Eggers): Hulcr and Cognato, 2013: 42.

Synonyms

Xyleborus ceramensis Schedl, 1937a: 549. Hulcr and Cognato, 2013: 42.

Diagnosis

The smaller Ancipitis, 2.9−3.6 mm long (mean = 3.20 mm; n = 5); 2.14−2.73 times as long as wide. This species is distinguished by its moderate size; declivital striaestria:
punctures in rows, which may or may not be impressed to make grooves
and interstriaeinterstria:
longitudinal spaces along the elytra between the striae, which is not as<br /> impressed and bear smaller punctures.
both bearing long hair-like setaeseta:
small hair-like or scale-like structure
that are erecterect:
pertaining to setae that have their apices directed away from the body and appear straight
on the interstriaeinterstria:
longitudinal spaces along the elytra between the striae, which is not as<br /> impressed and bear smaller punctures.
and semi-recumbentsemi-recumbent:
pertaining to setae that are in between erect and recumbent, usually at a 45 degree angle
on the striaestria:
punctures in rows, which may or may not be impressed to make grooves
.

May be confused with

Ancipitis machili and Leptoxyleborus sordicauda

Distribution

Indonesia (Ceram, Sumatra), East & West Malaysia, New Guinea, Thailand

Host plants

recorded only from Intsia (Leguminosae) and Shorea (Dipterocarpaceae) (Browne 1961bBrowne 1961b:
Browne FG. 1961b. The biology of Malayan Scolytidae and Platypodidae. Malayan Forest Records 22: 1-255.), but probably polyphagous

DNA data

specimens not available for sequencing