Xyleborus affinis Eichhoff, 1868

Sittichaya, Wisut, Smith, Sarah M., Thaochan, Narit & Senarat, Sinlapachai, 2025, A checklist of xyleborine ambrosia beetles (Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Scolytinae, Xyleborini) on a single fallen chinquapin tree (Castanopsis inermis) from Thailand: with a new species and a new country record, Biodiversity Data Journal 13, pp. e 165806-e 165806 : e165806-

publication ID

https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.13.e165806

publication LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:pub:8579FB04-2890-45B1-BB1B-2B45A6091E1A

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17182531

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scientific name

Xyleborus affinis Eichhoff, 1868
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Materials

Type status: Other material. Occurrence: individualCount: 15; sex: female; disposition: Wisut Sittichaya Private Collection; occurrenceID: 43C68396-E966-5ED0-9EF4-03ED66DA3B76; Taxon: kingdom: Animalia; phylum: Arthropoda; class: Insecta; order: Coleoptera ; family: Curculionidae ; genus: Xyleborus ; specificEpithet: affinis ; taxonRank: species; scientificNameAuthorship: Eichhoff, 1868; taxonomicStatus: valid; Location: country: Thailand; locality: Songkhla Province, Hat Yai District ; verbatimElevation: 120 m; verbatimCoordinates: 6 ° 55 ' 20.8 " N 100 ° 14 ' 48.8 " E; Identification: identifiedBy: Sittichaya & Smith; Event: eventDate: 12. viii. 2024; habitat: tropical rainforest; Record Level: type: Non type GoogleMaps

Distribution

Thailand: More than 40 provinces in all regions of the country (WS, personal surveys).

Notes

This species breeds in all parts of the C. inermis tree (newly-recorded host), but is more abundant in larger sections of the trunk and main branches. Recorded progenies: 10–15 progeny with different ages, 3–4 clusters per brood (n = 15), sex ratio of 10–15: 1 (n = 3).

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Coleoptera

Family

Curculionidae

Genus

Xyleborus