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Ambrosiodmus asperatus

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Ambrosiodmus asperatus, commonly known as ambrosia beetle,[1] is a species of weevil found in China, India, Nepal, Indonesia: Java, Sumatra, Japan: Ryukyu Islands, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, and Brunei. The species also introduced to Australia.[2]

Description

This very small species has a body length is about 2.5 to 2.8 mm.[3] The species is characterized by having declivital interstriae 2 bearing a row of 3 to 5 denticles. The declivital interstriae 1 are distinctly impressed.[4][5]

Biology

It is a polyphagous beetle found abundantly during the rainy season. In southern Thailand, in inhabited in durian-based agricultural lands and nearby forests.[6]

References

  1. ^ "ambrosia beetle: Ambrosiodmus asperatus (Coleoptera: Scolytidae)". www.barkbeetles.org. Retrieved 2021-08-16.
  2. ^ "HISL - PEET Scolytinae". xyleborini.speciesfile.org. Retrieved 2021-08-16.
  3. ^ "Ambrosiodmus". www.ambrosiasymbiosis.org. Retrieved 2021-08-16.
  4. ^ "SE Asian Ambrosia Beetle ID | Fact sheet". idtools.org. Retrieved 2021-08-16.
  5. ^ Wood, Stephen L. (1989). "NOMENCLATURAL CHANGES AND NEW SPECIES OF SCOLYTIDAE (COLEOPTERA), PART IV". The Great Basin Naturalist. pp. 167–185. Retrieved 2021-08-16.
  6. ^ "Ambrosiodmus asperatus (Blandford)". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2021-08-16.

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Ambrosiodmus asperatus: Brief Summary

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Ambrosiodmus asperatus, commonly known as ambrosia beetle, is a species of weevil found in China, India, Nepal, Indonesia: Java, Sumatra, Japan: Ryukyu Islands, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, and Brunei. The species also introduced to Australia.

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