Calophagus pekinensis Lesne, 1902: 109

Liu, Lan-Yu, 2021, An annotated synopsis of the powder post beetles (Coleoptera: Bostrichidae) of Mainland China, Zootaxa 5081 (3), pp. 389-419 : 400

Calophagus pekinensis Lesne, 1902: 109 . ( Fig. 6L )

Distribution in mainland China: BJ, HA, HB, HE, SD (Liu 2021).

Other distribution. Korea, Japan (Liu 2021).

Biology. The species has been collected from dead branches of Zelkova serrata (Thunb.) Makino (Ulmaceae) on Tsushima Island, Japan, freshly cut wood of an apple tree ( Rosaceae : Malus domestica Borkh. ) and Chionanthus retusus Lindl & Paxton (Oleaceae) in Korea, and Styphnolobium japonicum (L.) Schott (Leguminosae) in Beijing. It is recognized as a “common pest” of timber and the wood used in the construction of houses in Hubei (Liu 2021). The clerid beetles Tarsostenus univittatus (Rossi, 1792) and Tillus notatus Klug, 1842 prey on larvae and pupae; species of Doryctinae Forster, 1862 ( Hymenoptera : Braconidae ) and Bethylidae Forster, 1856 (Hymenoptera) were observed to be parasitic on larvae and pupae (Liu 2021).

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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).