Schedlia allecta
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Schedlia allecta holotype lateral; R.K. Osborn |
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Schedlia allecta holotype dorsal; R.K. Osborn |
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Schedlia allecta holotype declivity; R.K. Osborn |
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Schedlia allecta holotype frontal; R.K. Osborn |
Taxonomic history
Xyleborus allectus Schedl, 1942c: 33.
Schedlia allecta (Schedl): Browne, 1950: 642.
Diagnosis
4.2−4.65 mm long (mean = 4.45 mm; n = 5); 2.15−2.5 times as long as wide. This species is clearly distinguished from S. sumatrana by the lack of large spinesspine:
an elongate projection of the exoskeleton that is longer than its basal width
on basalbase:
point or edge closest to the body; opposite of apex
third of elytralelytral:
pertaining to the elytra
declivitydeclivity:
downward slope of either the pronotum or elytra
and smaller size.
May be confused with
Distribution
Brunei, Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam
Host plants
unknown, but likely a Dipterocarpaceae specialist (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
