55. Cnestus nitidipennis (Schedl)

Xyleborus nitidipennis Schedl, 1954a: 142 .

Cnestus nitidipennis (Schedl): Kalshoven, 1959: 165.

Thai distribution: (unspecified southern province) (Sittichaya et al. 2012); N: Chiang Mai; S: Chumphon.

New records: Chiang Mai, Doi Pui, 1400 m, EtOH trap, 16.v.–6.vi.2005 (W. Puranasakul) (1); Queen Sirikit Botanic Garden, 18 o 52' 52.1'' N, 98 o 51' 55.9'' E, 868 m, semi-evergreen forest, FIT, 24–26.x.2006 (J. Phasuk) (1); Chumphon, Sawi district, 10° 16' 55.0'' N, 99° 01' 17.2'' E, 67 m, durian plantation, EtOH trap, 1.xii.2009 (W. Sittichaya) (2) .

Other distribution: India (Sikkim), Indonesia (Java), Taiwan, Vietnam. (2)

Biology: Recorded only from Eupatorium (Asteraceae) (Kalshoven 1959).