Microperus intermedius (Eggers)

Hulcr, Jiri, 2010, New genera of Palaeotropical Xyleborini (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) based on congruence between morphological and molecular characters, Zootaxa 2717, pp. 1-33 : 20

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.199742

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5621870

persistent identifier

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scientific name

Microperus intermedius (Eggers)
status

 

Microperus intermedius (Eggers) View in CoL

Xyleborus intermedius Eggers, 1923 View in CoL

Coptodryas intermedius ( Eggers, 1923) View in CoL : Wood and Bright 1992 Microperus intermedius Hulcr et al. (2007) View in CoL

Xyleborus nitellus Browne, 1984 View in CoL syn. n.

Coptodryas nitella (Browne) : Beaver, 1995 syn. n.

Specimens examined. M. intermedius View in CoL : Malaysia, Sabah, Danum Valley (3 Hulcr det. MSUC); Philippines, Nagoya from Lianga (NHMW); Philippines, Mindanao (unspecified " type ", SMTD); locality not recorded (1, Hulcr det. NHMW); New Guinea, Madang Prov. (999 Hulcr det. MSUC), Oro Prov. (30 Hulcr det. MSUC), West Sepik (5 Hulcr det. MSUC),; X. nitellus View in CoL : New Guinea (holotype, BMNH); New Guinea, Morobe Province, Bulolo (paratype, FICB).

Comments. Holotype of C. nitella is virtually identical to the large series of M. intermedius , except for slightly longer elytra ( C. nitella holotype: 1.1 mm, paratype: 1.0 mm, M. intermedius : 0.95-1.0 mm) and very small granules on declivity, obscured by dense setae. Antennal club type 1 is identical in both species.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Coleoptera

Family

Curculionidae

Genus

Microperus

Loc

Microperus intermedius (Eggers)

Hulcr, Jiri 2010
2010
Loc

Microperus intermedius

Hulcr et al. 2007
2007
Loc

Xyleborus nitellus

Browne 1984
1984
Loc

Xyleborus intermedius

Eggers 1923
1923
Loc

Coptodryas intermedius (

Eggers 1923
1923
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