Coccotrypes cardamomi Schaufuss

Beaver, R. A. & Liu, L. Y., 2010, An annotated synopsis of Taiwanese bark and ambrosia beetles, with new synonymy, new combinations and new records (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae), Zootaxa 2602, pp. 1-47 : 12

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scientific name	Coccotrypes cardamomi Schaufuss
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27. Coccotrypes cardamomi Schaufuss View in CoL

Coccotrypes cardamomi Schaufuss, 1905: 8 View in CoL .

Distribution: Throughout the Oriental region from Sri Lanka and India to Borneo, China (SE), Seychelles, Taiwan. [4]

Hosts: Usually breeding in seeds of various broad-leaved trees, but also below bark, and in bracken fronds ( Pteridium aquilinum ) ( Polypodiaceae ) ( Gray 1972).

Biology: The biology of the species in seeds of Quercus myrsinaefolia (Fagaceae) is discussed by Ueda (1995).

Remarks: The evolution of the inbreeding genus Coccotrypes Eichhoff from outbreeding ancestors is discussed by Jordal et al. (2000, 2002), including information on several of the species found in Taiwan.