102. Fortiborus pilifer (Eggers)

Xyleborus pilifer Eggers, 1923: 178 .

Fortiborus pilifer (Eggers): Hulcr & Cognato, 2010: 18.

Xyleborus pseudopilifer Schedl. Synonymy: Hulcr & Cognato, 2010: 18.

Thai distribution: (unspecified southern province) (Sittichaya et al. 2012, as F. pseudopilifer); S: Nakhon Sri Thammarat.

New record: Nakhon Sri Thammarat, Khao Luang NP, headquarters, 08° 22' 21.6'' N, 99° 44' 14.7'' E, 196 m, EtOH trap, 1.iv.2010 (W. Sittichaya) (1) .

Other distribution: Borneo, Indonesia (Sumatera), Malaysia (E. & W.), Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Vietnam. Intercepted in Japan and Korea from timber imported from the region. (3)

Biology: Closely associated with Dipterocarpaceae (Browne 1961a) . Single specimens have been recorded from several other families (Ohno 1990), but they may not have been breeding. The gallery system resembles that of F. major (see above).

Illustrations: P (Hulcr 2013); D (Nunberg 1982 as Xyleborus pseudopilifer).