Apoleon edax Perty, 1832: 52

Liu, Lan-Yu, 2021, An annotated synopsis of the powder post beetles (Coleoptera: Bostrichidae) of Mainland China, Zootaxa 5081 (3), pp. 389-419 : 407

Apoleon edax Perty, 1832: 52 . ( Fig. 7J )

Distribution in mainland China: Introduced to GD ( Chen & Yin 2003).

Other distribution. Burma, Malaysia, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Indonesia. ( Borowski & Węgrzynowicz 2007)

Biology. Chen & Yin (2003) collected the species (as Dysides spineus Chen & Yin 2003 ) from Parashorea Kurz (Dipterocarpaceae) wood imported to Shenzhen, Guandong from Malaysia. The boring activities of larvae cause damage to Dipterocarpus C.F. Gaertn. spp. (Dipterocarpaceae) ( Beeson & Bhatia 1937). This species is also recorded from Hevea brasiliensis (Willd. ex A.Juss.) Müll.Arg. (Euphorbiaceae) and Shorea obtusa Wall. (Dipterocarpaceae) in Thailand ( Beaver et al. 2011).

Figures

FIGURE 7. Dorsal view of family Bostrichidae. A. Bostrychopsis parallela (Lesne, 1895), male. B. Coccographis nigrorubra Lesne, 1901, Type (MNHN). C. Phonapate fimbriata Lesne, 1906, male. D. female, Type (MNHN). E. P. stridula Lesne, 1909, female, Type (NHML). F. frontal view of head of male. G. Melalgus batillus (Lesne, 1902), male. H. Endecatomus lanatus (Lesne, 1934), Paratype (NHML). I. M. batillus (Lesne, 1902), female. J. Apoleon edax Gorham, 1885, Lectotype (NHML).