Xylosandrus pygmaeus

Xylosandrus pygmaeus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Curculionidae
Genus: Xylosandrus
Species:
X. pygmaeus
Binomial name
Xylosandrus pygmaeus
(Eggers, 1940)
Synonyms
  • Xyleborus pygmaeus Eggers, 1940
  • Xylosandrus pygmaeus (Eggers): Browne, 1963

Xylosandrus pygmaeus is a species of weevil found in Indonesia, Malaysia and Sri Lanka.[1][2][3]

A polyphagous species, host plants of the species are Litsea amara, and Vitex pubescens.[3]

References

  1. ^ Wood, Stephen L. (1984). "New Generic Synonymy and New Genera of Scolytidae (Coleoptera)". The Great Basin Naturalist. 44 (2): 223–230. JSTOR 41712067. Retrieved 2021-09-06.
  2. ^ "HISL - PEET Scolytinae". xyleborini.speciesfile.org. Retrieved 2021-09-06.
  3. ^ a b "Phylogenetic revision of Xylosandrus Reitter (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae: Xyleborina)". Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences Volume: 61 :451-545. Retrieved 2021-09-05.