Anisandrus sinivali

Taxonomic history

Anisandrus sinivali Smith, Beaver & Cognato 2020 (in Smith et al. 2020bSmith et al. 2020b:
Smith SM, Beaver RA, and Cognato AI. 2020b. A monograph of the Xyleborini (Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Scolytinae) of the Indochinese Peninsula (except Malaysia) and China. ZooKeys 983: 1-442. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.983.52630): 107.

Diagnosis

3.9 mm long (n = 1); 2.29 times as long as wide. This species can be distinguished by the mesonotal mycangial tuftmycangial tuft:
tuft of setae that denotes the mycangia exterior opening
the length of the scutellumscutellum:
a shield-like sclerotized plate located at the midpoint of the elytral base 
; elytralelytral:
pertaining to the elytra
discdisc:
the flat central upper surface of any body part (e.g. pronotum and elytra)
with a weak transverse saddle-like depression; declivitydeclivity:
downward slope of either the pronotum or elytra
rounded, posterolateralposterolateral:
relating to end of the side part/portion
margins obliquely costate; elytralelytral:
pertaining to the elytra
surface opalescentopalescent:
iridescent, showing vaying colors
; declivitaldeclivital:
pertaining to the elytral declivity
interstriae 2 armed with a blunt tubercletubercle:
a small knob-like or rounded protuberance of the exoskeleton
at summitsummit:
highest point, used for pronotum and elytra, denotes the peak between pronotal frontal slope and disc, and between elytral disc and declivity
, interstriaeinterstria:
longitudinal spaces along the elytra between the striae, which is not as<br /> impressed and bear smaller punctures.
3 armed by 1−2 denticlesdenticle:
a small tooth, the sides of which are equal and the tip is above the middle of the base
near declivitaldeclivital:
pertaining to the elytral declivity
summit ventrad to tubercletubercle:
a small knob-like or rounded protuberance of the exoskeleton
on interstriaeinterstria:
longitudinal spaces along the elytra between the striae, which is not as<br /> impressed and bear smaller punctures.
2; declivitaldeclivital:
pertaining to the elytral declivity
face convexconvex:
appearing rounded
, evenly rounded toward apexapex:
point or edge furthest from the body; opposite of base
; and pronotalpronotal:
pertaining to the pronotum
discdisc:
the flat central upper surface of any body part (e.g. pronotum and elytra)
feebly asperateasperate:
covered in asperities
.

May be confused with

Anisandrus apicalis, A. congruens, A. cristatus, A. geminatus, and A. niger

Distribution

India (West Bengal)

Host plants

unknown (Smith et al. 2020bSmith et al. 2020b:
Smith SM, Beaver RA, and Cognato AI. 2020b. A monograph of the Xyleborini (Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Scolytinae) of the Indochinese Peninsula (except Malaysia) and China. ZooKeys 983: 1-442. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.983.52630)

DNA data

specimens not available for sequencing