A Synopsis of the Scolytine Ambrosia Beetles of Thailand (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae)
Author
Beaver, R. A.
rogerbeaver6@gmail.com
Author
Sittichaya, W.
Author
Liu, L-Y.
text
Zootaxa
2014
2014-10-21
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7.
Scolytoplatypus bombycinus
Browne
Scolytoplatypus bombycinus
Browne, 1955: 361
.
Thai distribution: unspecified southern province (
Browne 1961a
). Not recorded again in
Thailand
.
Other distribution:
Malaysia
(E. and W.) (3)
Taxonomy:
Beaver and Gebhardt (2006)
showed that this is a good species, and not a synonym of
Scolytoplatypus eutomoides
Blandford
(
contra
Schedl 1975
). Keys to males and females of Oriental species described up to 2006 are provided by
Beaver & Gebhardt (2006)
.
Biology:
Browne (1961a)
describes the biology and gallery system, and suggests a fixed host association with trees of the family
Dipterocarpaceae
. However, most species of
Scolytoplatypus
attack a wide range of host families, and the association needs to be confirmed.