Fraudatrix simplex (Browne, 1949)

Smith, Sarah M., Beaver, Roger A. & Cognato, Anthony I., 2020, A monograph of the Xyleborini (Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Scolytinae) of the Indochinese Peninsula (except Malaysia) and China, ZooKeys 983, pp. 1-442 : 1

Fraudatrix simplex (Browne, 1949) Fig. 61E, F, I

Cryptoxyleborus simplex Browne, 1949: 902.

Webbia simplex (Browne): Wood and Bright 1992: 833.

Cryptoxyleborus simplex Browne: Bright and Skidmore 1997: 5, 176.

Fraudatrix simplex (Browne): Cognato et al. 2020a: 546.

Type material.

Holotype (NHMUK).

Diagnosis.

1.75-2.0 mm long (mean = 1.92 mm; n = 5); 3.08-3.33 × as long as wide. This species is distinguished by the anterior margin of the pronotum subquadrate; short semi-recumbent interstrial setae; and minute size ( Cognato et al. 2020a).

Similar species.

Cryptoxyleborus confusus , C. percuneolus .

Distribution.

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

Host plants.

Recorded from Dipterocarpus , Dryobalanops , Hopea , Shorea ( Dipterocarpaceae ) ( Beaver and Hulcr 2008).

Remarks.

Browne (1961b) notes that brood size can exceed 50.

Figures

Figure 61. Dorsal, lateral and declivital view of Fraudatrix cuneiformis lectotype, 1.9 - 2.15 mm (A, B, G), F. melas, 2.3 mm (C, D, H), and F. simplex, 1.75 - 2.0 (E, F, I).