Amasa aspersa (Sampson, 1921)
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Amasa aspersa (Sampson, 1921) |
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Amasa aspersa (Sampson, 1921) Fig. 7A, B, I View Figure 7
Xyleborus aspersus Sampson, 1921: 31.
Amasa aspersus [sic] (Sampson): Wood and Bright 1992: 682.
Type material.
Holotype (NHMUK).
Diagnosis.
3.7-3.9 mm long (mean = 3.82 mm; n = 2); 2.11-2.17 × as long as wide. This species is distinguished by the dense and strongly confused declivital strial and interstrial punctures with striae and interstriae indistinguishable.
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None.
Distribution.
Brunei, East & West Malaysia, Thailand.
Host plants.
All host records are from the genus Eugenia ( Myrtaceae ), and the species appears to have a fixed host association with this family ( Browne 1961b).
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Amasa aspersa (Sampson, 1921)
Smith, Sarah M., Beaver, Roger A. & Cognato, Anthony I. 2020 |
Amasa aspersus
Wood & Bright 1992 |
Xyleborus aspersus
Sampson 1921 |