Microperus alpha
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Microperus alpha lateral; R.K. Osborn |
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Microperus alpha dorsal; R.K. Osborn |
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Microperus alpha declivity; R.K. Osborn |
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Microperus alpha frontal; R.K. Osborn |
Taxonomic history
Xyleborus bicolor Blandford, var. α Sampson, 1923: 289.
Xyleborus alpha Beeson, 1929: 239.
Coptodryas alpha (Beeson): Wood and Bright, 1992: 823.
Microperus alpha (Beeson): Hulcr, 2010: 111.
Diagnosis
1.7−1.8 mm long (mean = 1.74 mm; n = 5); 2.43−2.83 times as long as wide. This species is distinguished by the elytralelytral:
pertaining to the elytra
discdisc:
the flat central upper surface of any body part (e.g. pronotum and elytra)
flat; elytral declivitydeclivity:
downward slope of either the pronotum or elytra
short, steep; posterolateralposterolateral:
relating to end of the side part/portion
margin of declivitydeclivity:
downward slope of either the pronotum or elytra
carinate; elytralelytral:
pertaining to the elytra
declivitydeclivity:
downward slope of either the pronotum or elytra
with sparse minor denticlesdenticle:
a small tooth, the sides of which are equal and the tip is above the middle of the base
, less abundant than strial punctures; and denticlesdenticle:
a small tooth, the sides of which are equal and the tip is above the middle of the base uniform in size.
May be confused with
Distribution
Bangladesh, China (Fujian, Guizhou, Yunnan), India (Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, West Bengal), Laos, West Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam
Host plants
polyphagous (Maiti and Saha 2004Maiti and Saha 2004:
Maiti PK, Saha N. 2004. Fauna of India and the adjacent countries. Scolytidae: Coleoptera (bark and ambrosia beetles). Vol. 1. Part 1. Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata, 268 pp.)
DNA data
Sequences available for COI and CAD.
