Schedlia sumatrana (Hagedorn, 1908) Fig. 73C, D, F

Xyleborus sumatranus Hagedorn, 1908: 381.

Schedlia sumatrana (Hagedorn): Browne 1950: 642.

Type material.

The holotype was destroyed in the bombing of UHZM in World War II (Wood and Bright 1992).

Diagnosis.

4.8-5.3 mm long (mean = 4.96 mm; n = 5); 2.18-2.41 × as long as wide. This species can be diagnosed by the larger size; and a pair of large spines on basal 1/3 of declivity.

Similar species.

Schedlia allecta .

Distribution.

Indonesia (Sumatra), East & West Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam.

Host plants.

The species has been recorded only from trees of the family Dipterocarpaceae ( Balanocarpus, Dipterocarpus, Dryobalanops, Hopea, Shorea, Vatica) (Browne 1961a, c).

Remarks.

Browne (1961b) notes that broods tend to be small (from 8-18 individuals), and that the life cycle may be completed in 3-4 weeks.