Cyclorhipidion pruinosum
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Cyclorhipidion pruinosum lateral; R.K. Osborn |
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Cyclorhipidion pruinosum dorsal; R.K. Osborn |
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Cyclorhipidion pruinosum declivity; R.K. Osborn |
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Cyclorhipidion pruinosum frontal; R.K. Osborn |
Taxonomic history
Xyleborus pruinosus Blandford, 1896b: 214.
Cyclorhipidion pruinosum (Blandford): Wood and Bright, 1992: 701.
Synonyms
Xyleborus arcticollis Blandford, 1896b: 217. Browne, 1955: 352.
Xyleborus decipiens Eggers, 1923: 182. Browne, 1955: 352.
Diagnosis
3.5−4.1 mm long (mean = 3.9 mm; n = 5); 2.19−2.56 times as long as wide. This species is distinguished by its stout body; anterioranterior:
the front or forward; opposite of posterior
pronotum margin with a row of 5−7 serrations; antennalantennal:
pertaining to the antennae
club type 3; and elytralelytral:
pertaining to the elytra
interstriae granulategranulate:
pertaining to a coarse, grainy surface texture
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May be confused with
Cyclorhipidion perpilosellum and C. sisyrnophorum
Distribution
Chagos Is., Indonesia (Sumatra), East & West Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand
Host plants
polyphagous, but with a distinct preference for trees of the family Burseraceae (Browne 1961bBrowne 1961b:
Browne FG. 1961b. The biology of Malayan Scolytidae and Platypodidae. Malayan Forest Records 22: 1-255.)
Remarks
Browne (1961b) describes the gallery system and aspects of the biology.
DNA data
specimens not available for sequencing
