106. Immanus desectus (Eggers) * n. comb.

Xyleborus desectus Eggers, 1923: 167 .

Ambrosiodmus desectus (Eggers): Wood & Bright, 1992: 672.

Thai distribution: C: Prachuab Khiri Khan; N: Tak; S: Chumphon. New toThailand.

New records: Chumphon, Pha To, env. 9 o 48' N, 98 o 47' E, 1–21.iii.1998 (K. Majer) (4); Prachuab Khiri Khan, Kui Buri NP, 27.iii.2006 (S. Stevens et al.) (4); Tak, Doi Mussoi, 16 o 45.309' N, 98 o 55.404' E, 800 m, v.2010 (T. Ihle) (1) .

Other distribution: Indonesia (Java), Malaysia (W.), Philippines, Vietnam. (3)

Taxonomy: The species was transferred from Xyleborus to Ambrosiodmus by Wood and Bright (1992). However, it has the morphological characters of the genus Immanus Hulcr and Cognato (2013), and is here transferred to that genus.

Biology: Recorded from Castanospermum (Leguminosae) only. The gallery system is branched and lies in one transverse plane (Kalshoven 1959).

Illustrations: P (Hulcr 2012).