Hypothenemus crudiae (Panzer)

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 : 9

15. Hypothenemus crudiae (Panzer) *

Bostrichus crudiae Panzer, 1791: 35 .

Distribution: An American species which is now almost tropicopolitan as a result of transport by man ( Wood 2007). New to Taiwan. [6]

New records: Pingtung, Pingtung University , ex mango branch, 6.ii.2006 (L. Y. Liu, R. A. Beaver) (1) ; Taichung, National Chunghsing University , 19.iv.2006 (L. Y. Liu) (10)

Hosts: Polyphagous, attacking a wide variety of angiosperm trees and shrubs ( Wood & Bright 1992).

Biology: It breeds both in seed pods, seeds and fruits, and in twigs and small branches ( Wood 2007).