Ambrosiodmus asperatus (Blandford)

21. Ambrosiodmus asperatus (Blandford) View in CoL *

Xyleborus asperatus Blandford, 1895: 321 View in CoL .

Ambrosiodmus asperatus (Blandford) View in CoL : Wood, 1989: 169.

Thai distribution: N-E: Chaiyaphum; S: Chumphon, Nakhon Sri Thammarat , Surat Thani, Trang. New to Thailand. New records : Chaiyaphum, Phu Khieo WS, vii.2006 ( Hulcr et al.) (1) ; Chumphon, Sawi distr. , 10° 19' 07.7'' N, 99° 01' 40.2'' E, 103 m, durian plantation, EtOH trap, various dates from 1.x.2009 to 31.xii.2010 (W. Sittichaya) (17) GoogleMaps ; Nakhon Sri Thammarat, Khao Luang NP, headquarters, 08° 22' 21.6'' N, 99° 44' 14.7'' E, 196 m, EtOH trap, various dates from 01.iii.2010 to 30.vi.2011 (64), GoogleMaps Chang Klang Distr. , Durian plantation, 08° 20' 59.7'' N, 99° 40' 14.6'' E, 70 m, EtOH trap, 1.x.2009, 1.viii.2010 ( W. Sittichaya) (2) GoogleMaps ; Surat Thani, Bhan Nasan Distr. , 08° 46' 47.2'' N, 99° 22' 46.2'' E, 96 m, durian plantation, EtOH trap, 1.x.2010 ( W. Sittichaya) (1) GoogleMaps ; Trang, Khao Bantad WS, Sairung Waterfall , tropical rain forest, 07° 26' 31.0'' N, 99° 48' 28.6'' E, 110 m, EtOH trap, 01.x.2013 ( W. Sittichaya) (2) GoogleMaps .

Other distribution: China, India, Indonesia ( Java, Sumatra), Japan (Ryukyu Is.), Malaysia (W.), Sri Lanka, Taiwan. The species also occurs in Australia (presumably introduced), Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia ( Sulawesi) and Nepal (R. A. Beaver, unpublished records). (4)

Biology: Polyphagous ( Beaver & Liu 2010). In southern Thailand, it occurs in low numbers in durian-based agricultural and nearby forested areas, more abundantly during the rainy season. The gallery system and biology are described by Browne (1961a).

Illustrations: P (Hulcr 2013, Hulcr & Cognato 2013, PaDIL 2014); D ( Maiti & Saha 2004).