Microperus amphicauda (Browne, 1986) Smith & Beaver & Sittichaya, 2022

Smith, Sarah M., Beaver, Roger A. & Sittichaya, Wisut, 2022, One hundred eighteen taxonomic changes among Xyleborine ambrosia beetles (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae), Zootaxa 5194 (2), pp. 151-175 : 163

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.5194.2.1

publication LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:pub:C6F3069F-6EC1-4FAC-8870-FC0B53BD45EF

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7147299

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03B187C9-325F-FFB0-69D9-07746E7AF836

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Plazi

scientific name

Microperus amphicauda (Browne, 1986)
status

comb. nov.

Microperus amphicauda (Browne, 1986) comb. nov.

Xyleborus amphicauda Browne, 1986b: 666 View in CoL .

Coptodryas amphicauda (Browne) View in CoL : Beaver 1995: 202.

Remarks. The holotype (NHMUK) and three paratypes (NUHM) were examined.The species has the characteristics of Microperus given above for M. abbreviatus including an obliquely truncate antennal club (type 2) with one suture on the posterior face, and punctate pronotal disc, and it is here transferred to that genus.

Distribution. Papua New Guinea. (Imported to Japan).

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Coleoptera

Family

Curculionidae

SubFamily

Scolytinae

Tribe

Xyleborini

Genus

Microperus

Loc

Microperus amphicauda (Browne, 1986)

Smith, Sarah M., Beaver, Roger A. & Sittichaya, Wisut 2022
2022
Loc

Coptodryas amphicauda (Browne)

Beaver, R. A. 1995: 202
1995
Loc

Xyleborus amphicauda

Browne, F. G. 1986: 666
1986
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