Arixyleborus phiaoacensis
Arixyleborus phiaoacensis holotype lateral; R.K. Osborn |
Arixyleborus phiaoacensis holotype dorsal; R.K. Osborn |
Arixyleborus phiaoacensis holotype declivity; R.K. Osborn |
Arixyleborus phiaoacensis holotype frontal; R.K. Osborn |
Taxonomic history
Arixyleborus phiaoacensis Smith, Beaver & Cognato 2020 (in 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): 124.
Diagnosis
2.2 mm long (n = 1); 2.75 times as long as wide. This species is distinguished by its moderate size; protibiaprotibia:
tibia of the first pair of legs
posteriorposterior:
toward the rear end; opposite of anterior
face inflatedinflated:
blown up; distended
and granulate; antennalantennal:
pertaining to the antennae
club as broad as tall; pronotumpronotum:
the dorsal surface of the thorax
laterallateral:
pertaining to the side
margin oblique; pronotumpronotum:
the dorsal surface of the thorax
anterioranterior:
the front or forward; opposite of posterior
margin without serrations; and posterolateralposterolateral:
relating to end of the side part/portion
carinacarina:
an elevated ridge or keel, not necessarily high or acute
acute, granulategranulate:
pertaining to a coarse, grainy surface texture
.
May be confused with
Arixyleborus crassior, A. mediosectus, and A. silvanus
Distribution
Vietnam
Host plants
unknown (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