Microperus intermedius (Eggers)

Hulcr, Jiri, 2010, New genera of Palaeotropical Xyleborini (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) based on congruence between morphological and molecular characters, Zootaxa 2717, pp. 1-33 : 20

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.199742
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5621870
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scientific name	Microperus intermedius (Eggers)
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Microperus intermedius (Eggers) View in CoL

Xyleborus intermedius Eggers, 1923 View in CoL

Coptodryas intermedius ( Eggers, 1923) View in CoL : Wood and Bright 1992 Microperus intermedius Hulcr et al. (2007) View in CoL

Xyleborus nitellus Browne, 1984 View in CoL syn. n.

Coptodryas nitella (Browne) : Beaver, 1995 syn. n.

Specimens examined. M. intermedius View in CoL : Malaysia, Sabah, Danum Valley (3 Hulcr det. MSUC); Philippines, Nagoya from Lianga (NHMW); Philippines, Mindanao (unspecified " type ", SMTD); locality not recorded (1, Hulcr det. NHMW); New Guinea, Madang Prov. (999 Hulcr det. MSUC), Oro Prov. (30 Hulcr det. MSUC), West Sepik (5 Hulcr det. MSUC),; X. nitellus View in CoL : New Guinea (holotype, BMNH); New Guinea, Morobe Province, Bulolo (paratype, FICB).

Comments. Holotype of C. nitella is virtually identical to the large series of M. intermedius , except for slightly longer elytra ( C. nitella holotype: 1.1 mm, paratype: 1.0 mm, M. intermedius : 0.95-1.0 mm) and very small granules on declivity, obscured by dense setae. Antennal club type 1 is identical in both species.

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Arthropoda
Class	Insecta
Order	Coleoptera
Family	Curculionidae
Genus	Microperus