Coptodryas bella

Taxonomic history

Xyleborus bellus Sampson, 1921: 31.

Coptodryas bella (Sampson): Wood and Bright, 1992: 823.

Diagnosis

3.75−4.0 mm long (mean = 3.95 mm; n = 5); 1.88−2.05 times as long as wide. This species can be distinguished by its very large size; pronotumpronotum:
the dorsal surface of the thorax
anterioranterior:
the front or forward; opposite of posterior
margin with a pair of conspicuous serrations; strongly setose body; elytralelytral:
pertaining to the elytra
declivitydeclivity:
downward slope of either the pronotum or elytra
obliquely truncatetruncate:
appearing cut off or suddenly shortened
; elytralelytral:
pertaining to the elytra
strial and interstrial punctures confusedconfused:
of markings, having indefinite outlines or running together as lines or spots without definite pattern; usually referring to punctures
; declivitaldeclivital:
pertaining to the elytral declivity
interstriae granulategranulate:
pertaining to a coarse, grainy surface texture
; and pronotumpronotum:
the dorsal surface of the thorax
type 5 when laterally viewed.

May be confused with

Coptodryas confusa

Distribution

Indonesia (Maluku), East & West Malaysia, New Guinea, Philippines, Thailand

Host plants

recorded from Vatica (Dipterocarpaceae), and an unidentified genus of Euphorbiaceae (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