Euwallacea neptis

Taxonomic history

Euwallacea neptis 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): 247.

Diagnosis

4.2 mm long (n = 1); 2.8 times as long as wide. This species is distinguished by the pronotumpronotum:
the dorsal surface of the thorax
basic (type 2) when viewed dorsally, anterioranterior:
the front or forward; opposite of posterior
margin appearing rounded; and elytralelytral:
pertaining to the elytra
bases rounded, never granulategranulate:
pertaining to a coarse, grainy surface texture
; elytralelytral:
pertaining to the elytra
declivitydeclivity:
downward slope of either the pronotum or elytra
gradual, declivitaldeclivital:
pertaining to the elytral declivity
face flat, opalescentopalescent:
iridescent, showing vaying colors
and shagreenedshagreened:
covered with a closely-set roughness, like shark skin
; striaestria:
punctures in rows, which may or may not be impressed to make grooves
impressedimpressed:
a depression in a surface
, strial punctures large, and posterolateralposterolateral:
relating to end of the side part/portion
declivitaldeclivital:
pertaining to the elytral declivity
margin elevated, acutely carinate, giving the apicalapex:
point or edge furthest from the body; opposite of base
third of declivitydeclivity:
downward slope of either the pronotum or elytra
an impressedimpressed:
a depression in a surface
appearance; and large size. 

May be confused with

Euwallacea fornicatus species complex (E. fornicatior, E. fornicatus, E. kuroshio, E. perbrevis), E. andamanensis, E. geminus, E. malloti, E. semirudis, E. testudinatus, and E. velatus

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