Heterobostrychus hamatipennis (Lesne)

Liu, Lan-Yu, 2021, An annotated synopsis of the powder post beetles (Coleoptera: Bostrichidae) of Mainland China, Zootaxa 5081 (3), pp. 389-419 : 395

Heterobostrychus hamatipennis (Lesne) ( Fig. 4H )

Bostrychus hamatipennis Lesne, 1895: 173

Distribution in mainland China: FJ, GD, GX, HA, HB, JS, JX, LN, SD, SC, YN, ZJ ( Chu & Zhang 1997).

Other distribution. Korea, Japan, Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bhutan, Malaysia, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Hainan, Taiwan, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Philippines, Europe, USA, Madagascar, Mauritius ( Hua 2002; Liu & Beaver 2018).

Biology. Like H. aequalis , the species has been reported as a pest in rubber plantations ( Hevea brasiliensis Muell. Arg. ( Euphorbiaceae )) ( Lekutai 1981; Ho & Hashim 1997). Beeson & Bhatia (1937) listed numerous host trees that show the species is clearly polyphagous. Liu et al. (2008a) described the gallery system in Cinnamomum cassia Presl (Lauraceae) from southeast Taiwan.

Figures

FIGURE 4. Dorsal view of tribe Bostrichini.A. Bostrichus capucinus (Linnaeus, 1758). B. Dolichobostrychus yunnanus Lesne, 1913. C. Micrapate simplicipennis (Lesne, 1895). D. Parabostrychus elongatus (Lesne, 1895). E. Lichenophanes carinipennis (Lewis, 1896). F. Parabostrychus acuticollis Lesne, 1913, lateral view. G. Heterobostrychus aequalis (Waterhouse, 1884) male. H. H. hamatipennis (Lesne, 1895), dorsal view of male’s declivity. I. H. aequalis, female. J. H. pileatus Lesne, 1899, heteromorphic male. K, L. H. pileatus Lesne, 1899, homeomorphic male.