44. Arixyleborus puberulus (Blandford)

Xyleborus puberulus Blandford, 1896a: 215 .

Arixyleborus puberulus (Blandford): Browne, 1955: 351.

Xyleborus morio Eggers, 1923: 207 . Synonymy: Hulcr & Cognato, 2013: 48.

Xyleborus hirtipennis Eggers, 1940: 146 . Synonymy: Hulcr, 2010: 106.

Thai distribution: (unspecified province) (Hutacharern et al. 2007 as Arixyleborus morio (Eggers); S: Nakhon Sri Thammarat.

New records: Nakhon Sri Thammarat, Khao Luang NP, headquarter, 08° 22' 21.6'' N, 99° 44' 14.7'' E, 196 m, various dates from 01.iii.2010 – 30.vi.2011 (W. Sittichaya) (56) .

Other distribution: Indonesia (Java), Malaysia (E.), New Guinea. Intercepted in Japan in timber imported from East Malaysia. (3)

Biology: Recorded from three genera of Dipterocarpaceae, and from Canarium (Burseraceae) (Ohno 1990).

Illustrations: P (Hulcr 2013, Hulcr & Cognato 2013).