Three new genera of oriental Xyleborina (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae)
Author
Hulcr, Jiri
Author
Cognato, Anthony I.
text
Zootaxa
2009
2204
19
36
journal article
10.5281/zenodo.189700
f48b8ba7-9ec3-455c-8087-9082458a6f72
1175-5326
189700
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Diuncus dossuarius
(
Eggers 1923
)
comb. n.
Previous genus:
Xyleborus
D. dossuarius
can be recognized from other
Diuncus
primarily by a shallow smooth transversal depression on the elytral disc. The interstriae 2 and 3 each bear a minute pointed recurved spine at the summit of declivity. The declivity and the depression in elytral disc are conspicuously dull and pubescent.
Discussion.
The species displays all the essential characters of
Diuncus
: antennae of
type
1, very flat; the pronotum rounded, short, with two prominent teeth on the anterior edge; very slender protibiae; no signs of mesonotal or elytral mycangium. The declivity is broadened posteriad and surrounded with elevated carina.
Biology:
Collected in the same rattan stem as
Anisandrus ater
, but it is not clear whether the two species were involved in any association (R. A. Beaver, pers. comm.)
Examined material:
Brunei
, Temburong, (RAB, 5 indiv.);
Philippines
, Luzon, (
paratype
,
NHMW
);
Philippines
, Luzon, (
holotype
,
SMTD
, 21 indiv.);
Philippines
, (
USNM
, 2 indiv.).