Sinoxylon pygmaeum Lesne, 1897: 20

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Sinoxylon pygmaeum Lesne, 1897: 20 . ( Fig. 5H )

Distribution in mainland China: GS ( Liu 2010).

Other distribution. India, Nepal, Burma, Thailand, Vietnam, Taiwan ( Liu & Beaver 2018).

Biology. A polyphagous species common in dry branches and small stems of numerous species ( Beeson & Bhatia 1937). The species was found attacking a cut sapling of Samanea saman (Jacq.) Merr. (Fabaceae) in Chiang Mai together with Sinoxylon anale ( Beaver et al. 2011) .

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FIGURE 5. Dorsal view of Genus Sinoxylon. A. S. anale Lrsne, 1897, lateral view. B. S. atratum Lesne, 1897, cotype (NHML). C. S. dichroum Lesne, 1906. D. S. eucerum Lesne, 1932. E. S. flabrarius Lesne, 1906. F. S. japonicum Lesne, 1895. G. S. mangiferae Chûjô, 1936. H. S. pygmaeum Lesne, 1897. I. S. rejectum (Hope, 1845). J. S. sexdentatum (Olivier, 1790). K. S. tignarium Lesne, 1902. L. S. unidentatum (Fabricius, 1801).