Microperus diversicolor

Taxonomic history

Xyleborus diversicolor Eggers, 1923: 202.

Coptodryas diversicolor (Eggers): Wood and Bright, 1992: 824.

Microperus diversicolor (Eggers): Hulcr and Cognato, 2010a: 19.

Synonyms

Xyleborus myristicae Schedl, 1939b: 49. Hulcr and Cognato, 2010a: 19.

Xyleborus theae Eggers, 1940: 144. Wood, 1989: 171.

Xyleborus brevipilosus Eggers, 1940: 145. Kalshoven, 1959a: 95.

Xyleborus atavus Schedl, 1979b: 104. Hulcr and Cognato, 2010a: 19.

Xyleborus cylindripennis Schedl, 1954a: 152. Wood, 1989: 171.

Diagnosis

1.6−1.8 mm long (mean = 1.68 mm; n = 5); 2.57−2.83 times as long as wide. This species is distinguished by the declivitaldeclivital:
pertaining to the elytral declivity
interstriae sparsely covered with short, erecterect:
pertaining to setae that have their apices directed away from the body and appear straight
, bristle-like setae; elytralelytral:
pertaining to the elytra
discdisc:
the flat central upper surface of any body part (e.g. pronotum and elytra)
medially convexconvex:
appearing rounded
, appearing humped; antennalantennal:
pertaining to the antennae
club type 3 with two sutures visible on posteriorposterior:
toward the rear end; opposite of anterior
face; elytralelytral:
pertaining to the elytra
declivitydeclivity:
downward slope of either the pronotum or elytra
short, steep; all declivitaldeclivital:
pertaining to the elytral declivity
interstriae uniformly granulategranulate:
pertaining to a coarse, grainy surface texture
from basebase:
point or edge closest to the body; opposite of apex
to apexapex:
point or edge furthest from the body; opposite of base
; declivitaldeclivital:
pertaining to the elytral declivity
face convexconvex:
appearing rounded
; and posterolateralposterolateral:
relating to end of the side part/portion
costacosta:
elevated ridge that is rounded at its crest, not necessarily with sharp appearance
carinate.

May be confused with

Microperus kadoyamaensis and M. minax

Distribution

Indonesia (Java, Sumatra), East & West Malaysia, New Guinea, Philippines, Solomon Islands, Thailand

Host plants

polyphagous (Browne 1961bBrowne 1961b:
Browne FG. 1961b. The biology of Malayan Scolytidae and Platypodidae. Malayan Forest Records 22: 1-255.)

DNA data

Sequences available for COI and CAD.

COI: HM064068

CAD: HM064246