Euwallacea subalpinus
Euwallacea subalpinus holotype lateral; R.K. Osborn |
Euwallacea subalpinus holotype dorsal; R.K. Osborn |
Euwallacea subalpinus holotype declivity; R.K. Osborn |
Euwallacea subalpinus holotype frontal; R.K. Osborn |
Taxonomic history
Euwallacea subalpinus 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): 256.
Diagnosis
2.4 mm long (n = 1); 3.0 times as long as wide. This species can be distinguished by its slender form; pronotumpronotum:
the dorsal surface of the thorax
from dorsaldorsal:
of or relating to the upper surface; opposite of ventral
view elongate, anterioranterior:
the front or forward; opposite of posterior
margin rounded (type 7); outer margin of protibiaprotibia:
tibia of the first pair of legs
distinctly triangular, bearing five large denticlesdenticle:
a small tooth, the sides of which are equal and the tip is above the middle of the base
, denticlesdenticle:
a small tooth, the sides of which are equal and the tip is above the middle of the base
not contiguous; and declivitaldeclivital:
pertaining to the elytral declivity
strial punctures very large, coarse.
May be confused with
Euwallacea luctuosus and E. sibsagaricus
Distribution
India (Assam)
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