Cyclorhipidion pilipenne
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Cyclorhipidion pilipenne lateral; R.K. Osborn |
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Cyclorhipidion pilipenne dorsal; R.K. Osborn |
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Cyclorhipidion pilipenne declivity; R.K. Osborn |
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Cyclorhipidion pilipenne frontal; R.K. Osborn |
Taxonomic history
Xyleborus pilipennis Eggers, 1940: 140.
Cyclorhipidion pilipenne (Eggers): Wood and Bright, 1992: 701.
Diagnosis
2.5−3.0 mm long (mean = 2.86 mm; n = 5); 2.78−3.0 times as long as wide. This species can be distinguished by moderate size; elytralelytral:
pertaining to the elytra
declivitaldeclivital:
pertaining to the elytral declivity
slope gentle, gradual; separation between the smooth, shiningshining:
appearing glossy or bright in luster; referring to a surface that is polished and reflects light well
elytralelytral:
pertaining to the elytra
discdisc:
the flat central upper surface of any body part (e.g. pronotum and elytra)
and shagreenedshagreened:
covered with a closely-set roughness, like shark skin 
declivitydeclivity:
downward slope of either the pronotum or elytra
gradual, not sharply distinct; declivitaldeclivital:
pertaining to the elytral declivity
striae weakly impressedimpressed:
a depression in a surface
, punctures small, indistinct; declivitaldeclivital:
pertaining to the elytral declivity
interstriae armed with a row of moderately spaced uniseriate granules; and elytralelytral:
pertaining to the elytra
apexapex:
point or edge furthest from the body; opposite of base
and posterolateralposterolateral:
relating to end of the side part/portion
margin granulategranulate:
pertaining to a coarse, grainy surface texture
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May be confused with
Cyclorhipidion denticauda, C. ohnoi, and C. petrosum
Distribution
China (Yunnan), Indonesia (Java), Thailand, Vietnam
Host plants
recorded only from Castanopsis (Beaver et al. 2014) and Quercus (Fagaceae) (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.
