Hadrodemius globus
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Hadrodemius globus lateral; R.K. Osborn |
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Hadrodemius globus dorsal; R.K. Osborn |
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Hadrodemius globus declivity; R.K. Osborn |
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Hadrodemius globus frontal; R.K. Osborn |
Taxonomic history
Xyleborus globus Blandford, 1896b: 208.
Hadrodemius globus (Blandford): Wood, 1980: 94.
Synonyms
Xyleborus ursus Eggers, 1923: 173. Browne, 1961b: 111.
Xyleborus ursus fuscus Eggers, 1923: 174. Kalshoven, 1959b: 163.
Xyleborus tomentosus Eggers, 1939a: 10. Beaver, 2010: 54.
Diagnosis
4.9–5.8 mm long (mean = 5.5 mm; n = 5); 1.77−1.83 times as long as wide. This species is distinguished by the elytralelytral:
pertaining to the elytra
declivitydeclivity:
downward slope of either the pronotum or elytra
plano-convex; striaestria:
punctures in rows, which may or may not be impressed to make grooves 1 not impressedimpressed:
a depression in a surface
; and entireentire:
without marginal teeth or notches
elytraelytron:
the two sclerotized forewings of beetles that protect and cover the flight wings
densely setose with usually yellowish or golden vestiturevestiture:
the surface covering composed of setae
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This species is very similar to H. comans except the strial punctures less distinct, interstrial punctures finer and more closely placed, declivitaldeclivital:
pertaining to the elytral declivity
face more densely hairy, and vestiturevestiture:
the surface covering composed of setae
lighter in color.
May be confused with
Distribution
Recorded in the study region from China (Yunnan), India (Kerala), Laos, Myanmar, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam. It also occurs in Malaysia and the Philippines, through Indonesia to New Guinea and the Solomon Islands.
Host plants
polyphagous (Beaver 2010Beaver 2010:
Beaver RA. 2010. A review of the genus Hadrodemius Wood, with new synonymy and a key to species (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae). Zootaxa 2444: 51-57. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.2444.1.3)
DNA data
Sequences available for COI and CAD.
