Coptodryas inornata

Taxonomic history

Coptodryas inornata 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): 162.

Diagnosis

3.1−3.2 mm long (mean = 3.14 mm; n = 5); 2.38−2.46 times as long as wide. This species can be distinguished by the lack of a tuft of setaeseta:
small hair-like or scale-like structure
along the elytralelytral:
pertaining to the elytra
basebase:
point or edge closest to the body; opposite of apex
; declivitydeclivity:
downward slope of either the pronotum or elytra
rounded; elytraelytron:
the two sclerotized forewings of beetles that protect and cover the flight wings
shining; 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.
distinct; interstrial punctures confusedconfused:
of markings, having indefinite outlines or running together as lines or spots without definite pattern; usually referring to punctures
; body lightly setose; antennalantennal:
pertaining to the antennae
club as broad as tall; protibiaprotibia:
tibia of the first pair of legs
distinctly triangular; pronotumpronotum:
the dorsal surface of the thorax
basic (type 0) when viewed laterally, basic (type 2) when viewed dorsally; and anterioranterior:
the front or forward; opposite of posterior
margin of the pronotumpronotum:
the dorsal surface of the thorax
without a row of serrationsserration:
row of asperities; a saw-like structure
.

This species strongly resembles Xylosandrus formosae which also lacks a distinct mycangial tuftmycangial tuft:
tuft of setae that denotes the mycangia exterior opening
(at the basebase:
point or edge closest to the body; opposite of apex
of the pronotumpronotum:
the dorsal surface of the thorax
) and both have triangular protibiaprotibia:
tibia of the first pair of legs
. Coptodryas n. sp. 2 can be distinguished by the antennalantennal:
pertaining to the antennae
club type 3 (as described for genus), and elytralelytral:
pertaining to the elytra
basebase:
point or edge closest to the body; opposite of apex
sinuate and costate.

May be confused with

Euwallacea fornicatus, E. kuroshio, E. perbrevis, Microperus fulvulus, and Xylosandrus formosae

Distribution

Vietnam

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

Sequences available for COI and CAD.

COI: MN619883

CAD: MN620170