Fraudatrix cuneiformis
Fraudatrix cuneiformis lectotype lateral; R.K. Osborn |
Fraudatrix cuneiformis lectotype dorsal; R.K. Osborn |
Fraudatrix cuneiformis lectotype declivity; R.K. Osborn |
Fraudatrix cuneiformis lectotype frontal; R.K. Osborn |
Taxonomic history
Xyleborus cuneiformis Schedl, 1958b: 104.
Fraudatrix cuneiformis (Schedl): Cognato et al. 2020a: 545.
Diagnosis
1.9−2.15 mm long (mean = 2.02 mm; n = 5); 2.86−3.07 times as long as wide. This species is distinguished by the anterioranterior:
the front or forward; opposite of posterior
margin of the pronotumpronotum:
the dorsal surface of the thorax
rounded, declivitaldeclivital:
pertaining to the elytral declivity
strial punctures indistinct, interstrial granulesgranule:
a small rounded protuberance, like grains of sand
large, distinct, elytralelytral:
pertaining to the elytra
apexapex:
point or edge furthest from the body; opposite of base
narrowly attenuateattenuate:
gradually tapering apically
and stouter form.
May be confused with
Coptodryas mus and Tricosa metacuneolus
Distribution
Brunei, East & West Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan
Host plants
recorded only from two species of Shorea (Dipterocarpaceae) (Schedl 1958bSchedl 1958b:
Schedl KE. 1958b. Bark and timber beetles from Malaya. Malayan Forester 21: 99-105.)
Remarks
The gallery system has branched tunnels with small brood chambers in the longitudinal plane (Browne 1961bBrowne 1961b:
Browne FG. 1961b. The biology of Malayan Scolytidae and Platypodidae. Malayan Forest Records 22: 1-255.).
DNA data
Sequences available for COI and CAD.
COI: OP617805
CAD: OP607238