Biology:Xyleborinus andrewesi

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Short description: Species of beetle

Xyleborinus andrewesi
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Curculionidae
Genus: Xyleborinus
Species:
X. andrewesi
Binomial name
Xyleborinus andrewesi
(Blandford, 1896)
Synonyms
  • Xyleborus persephenos Xyleborus andrewesi
  • Blandford, 1896 (Schedl, 1957)
  • Schedl, 1970 Xyleborus insolitus
  • Xyleborus mimosae Bright, 1972
  • Xyleborinus mimosae Schedl, 1957
  • Browne, 1984 Cryptoxyleborus gracilior

Xyleborinus andrewesi, is a species of weevil widely distributed throughout the Old World tropics and introduced to many New World countries.[1][2][3]

Distribution

It is native to Kenya, Seychelles, Zambia, Bangladesh, Myanmar, China, Japan, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Nepal, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, New Guinea, Micronesia, and Papua New Guinea. It is found as an introduced species from Hawaii, Cuba, Jamaica, and United States.[4][5]

Description

This small, elongate-cylindrical beetle is about 2mm long. Body dark red-dish-brown in color. Elytra sub-acuminate. There are rows of many strong, acuminate tubercles found on the first and third interstriae.[citation needed]

A polyphagous species, it has been recorded from 59 host plants belong to 29 families.[citation needed]

Host plants

References

Wikidata ☰ Q92737683 entry