Dryocoetiops coffeae (Eggers)

Beaver, R. A. & Liu, L. Y., 2010, An annotated synopsis of Taiwanese bark and ambrosia beetles, with new synonymy, new combinations and new records (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae), Zootaxa 2602, pp. 1-47 : 14

37. Dryocoetiops coffeae (Eggers)

Dryocoetes coffeae Eggers, 1923: 161 .

Distribution: India, Indonesia (Java), Japan, Malaysia, New Guinea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan. Wood and Bright (1992) add ‘China’ and the Philippines, but we know of no published records from these countries. [4]

Hosts: A polyphagous twig borer. It has been recorded as a secondary pest of coffee ( Coffea spp. ) ( Rubiaceae ) by Browne (1968) and Le Pelley (1968).

38. Dryocoetiops kepongi (Schedl) *

Dryocoetes kepongi Schedl, 1953b: 296 .

Distribution: West Malaysia. New to Taiwan. [4]

New records: Nantou, Neimoupu , 15.vi.2004 (C. S. Lin) (1) .

Hosts: Recorded from hosts in 4 families ( Anacardiaceae , Dipterocarpaceae , Moraceae , Ochnaceae ), in both twigs and the petioles of fallen leaves ( Beaver 1979a).

Taxonomy: This species should probably be considered a synonym of Dryocoetiops coffeae (Eggers) , but further studies on the genus are needed.