98. Euwallacea velatus (Sampson) *

Xyleborus velatus Sampson, 1913: 443 .

Euwallacea velatus (Sampson): Wood, 1989: 173.

Thai distribution: N: Chiang Mai, Phetchabun. New to Thailand .

New records: Chiang Mai, Doi Pui, Chang Khian Highl. Res. Stn, ex Mangifera indica, 21.vi.2013 (S. Buranapanichpan) (2); Phetchabun, Nam Nao NP, 16–17.vii.2005 (J. Hulcr et al.) (1) .

Other distribution: China (Xizang), India (Andaman Is., Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Sikkim, W. Bengal), Indonesia (Kalimantan), Myanmar. Intercepted in Japan in timber from Indonesia and Myanmar. The species also occurs in Laos and Nepal (R. A. Beaver, unpublished records). (2)

Biology: Polyphagous (Maiti & Saha 2004). The gallery system has not been described.

Illustrations: D (Nunberg 1959 as Xyleborus velatus, Maiti & Saha 2004).