Xylopsocus radula Lesne, 1901

Liu, Lan-Yu, 2021, An annotated synopsis of the powder post beetles (Coleoptera: Bostrichidae) of Mainland China, Zootaxa 5081 (3), pp. 389-419 : 402

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scientific name	Xylopsocus radula Lesne
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Xylopsocus radula Lesne View in CoL *, 1901: 634. ( Fig. 6J View FIGURE 6 )

Distribution in mainland China: New record for mainland China, YN, Xishuangbanna, 20km NW Jinghong ManDian (NNNR), 22°07.80’N 100°40.05’E, 730m, 30.x.2008, forest, EKL, A. Wiegel (1) (NME).

Other distribution. India, Burma, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia ( Beaver et al. 2011).

Biology. The species is usually found together with Xylopsocus capucinus in India ( Beeson & Bhatia 1937), and is most common in freshly cut or recently dead wood, whilst X. capucinus prefers dry wood based on a record from Southern Thailand ( Beaver et al. 2011).

References

Beaver, R. A., Sittichaya, W. & Liu, L. Y. (2011) A review of the powder-post beetles of Thailand (Coleoptera: Bostrichidae). Tropical Natural History, 11, 135 - 158. https: // doi. org / 10.1038 / sdata. 2018.214

Beeson, C. F. C. & Bhatia, B. M. (1937) On the biology of the Bostrychidae (Coleopt.). Indian Forest Records, New Series Entomology, 2, 223 - 323.

Figures

FIGURE 6. Tribe Xyloperthini. A. Octodesmus episternalis Lesne, 1901. B. Xylopsocus acutespinosus Lesne, 1906. C. X. bicuspis Lesne, 1901. D. Xylocis tortilicornis Lesne, 1901. E. Xylopsocus capucinus (Fabricius, 1781). F. X. galloisi Lesne, 1937. G, Xylodectes ornatus (Lesne, 1897). H. Xylopsocus philippinensis Vrydagh, 1955, Paratype (RISNB). I. X. intermedius Damoiseau, 1993, Holotype (HNHM.). J. X. radula Lesne, 1901. K. Xylothrips religiosus (Boisduval, 1835). L. Calophagus pekinensis Lesne, 1902. M. Xylothrips flavipes (Illiger, 1801).