Diuncus ciliatoformis
Diuncus ciliatoformis lateral; R.K. Osborn |
Diuncus ciliatoformis dorsal; R.K. Osborn |
Diuncus ciliatoformis declivity; R.K. Osborn |
Diuncus ciliatoformis frontal; R.K. Osborn |
Taxonomic history
Xyleborus ciliatoformis Schedl, 1953d: 81.
Diuncus ciliatoformis (Schedl): Hulcr and Cognato, 2009: 32.
Diagnosis
1.65−1.95 mm long (mean = 1.78 mm; n = 5); 2.36−2.62 times as long as wide. This species can be distinguished by the minute size; unarmed declivitydeclivity:
downward slope of either the pronotum or elytra
; moderately impressedimpressed:
a depression in a surface
declivitaldeclivital:
pertaining to the elytral declivity
striae 1; declivitydeclivity:
downward slope of either the pronotum or elytra
densely covered by recumbentrecumbent:
pertaining to setae that are flat against the cuticle
setae on the striaestria:
punctures in rows, which may or may not be impressed to make grooves and interstriae; and laterallateral:
pertaining to the side
margin of the protibiaprotibia:
tibia of the first pair of legs
armed with four denticlesdenticle:
a small tooth, the sides of which are equal and the tip is above the middle of the base.
May be confused with
Diuncus justus, Cyclorhipidion spp.
Distribution
China (Chongqing, Guizhou), East & West Malaysia, New Guinea, Taiwan, Thailand
Host plants
recorded from Shorea, Vatica (Dipterocarpaceae) and Lithocarpus (Fagaceae); Browne (1961b) suggests a preference for Dipterocarpaceae
DNA data
Sequences available for CAD.
CAD: OP607234