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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106.
Immanus desectus
(Eggers)
* n. comb.
Xyleborus desectus
Eggers, 1923: 167
.
Ambrosiodmus desectus
(Eggers)
:
Wood & Bright, 1992: 672
.
Thai distribution:
C:
Prachuab Khiri Khan;
N:
Tak
;
S:
Chumphon
. New toThailand.
New
records:
Chumphon
,
Pha To
, env.
9
o
48' N
,
98
o
47' E
,
1–21.iii.1998
(
K. Majer
) (4);
Prachuab Khiri Khan
, Kui Buri
NP
,
27.iii.2006
(
S. Stevens
et al.) (4);
Tak
, Doi Mussoi,
16
o
45.309' N
,
98
o
55.404' E
,
800 m
,
v.2010
(
T
. Ihle) (1)
.
Other distribution:
Indonesia
(
Java
),
Malaysia
(W.),
Philippines
,
Vietnam
. (3)
Taxonomy: The species was transferred from
Xyleborus
to
Ambrosiodmus
by
Wood and Bright (1992)
. However, it has the morphological characters of the genus
Immanus
Hulcr and Cognato (2013)
, and is here transferred to that genus.
Biology: Recorded from
Castanospermum
(Leguminosae)
only. The gallery system is branched and lies in one transverse plane (
Kalshoven 1959
).
Illustrations: P (
Hulcr 2012
).