Webbia dasyura
Webbia dasyura holotype lateral; S.M. Smith |
Webbia dasyura holotype dorsal; S.M. Smith |
Webbia dasyura holotype declivity; S.M. Smith |
Webbia dasyura holotype frontal; S.M. Smith |
Taxonomic history
Webbia dasyurus [sic] Browne, 1981a: 133.
Diagnosis
2.8−2.9 mm long (mean = 2.83 mm; n = 3); 2.8−2.95 times as long as wide. This species is distinguished by the circumdeclivital margin carinate smooth, unarmed by granulesgranule:
a small rounded protuberance, like grains of sand
or tubercles; declivitaldeclivital:
pertaining to the elytral declivity
face densely covered with thick semi-recumbentsemi-recumbent:
pertaining to setae that are in between erect and recumbent, usually at a 45 degree angle
golden setae; and declivitydeclivity:
downward slope of either the pronotum or elytra
unarmed by any spinesspine:
an elongate projection of the exoskeleton that is longer than its basal width
or processes.
May be confused with
none
Distribution
Laos, East Malaysia, Philippines
Host plants
recorded from Dipterocarpus, Dryobalanops, Shorea (Dipterocarpaceae) (Ohno 1990Ohno 1990:
Ohno S. 1990. The Scolytidae and Platypodidae (Coleoptera) from Borneo found in logs at Nagoya port 1. Research Bulletin of the Plant Protection Service, Japan 26: 83-94.)
DNA data
specimens not available for sequencing