Planiculus kororensis ( Wood, 1960 ) Smith & Beaver & Sittichaya, 2022

Smith, Sarah M., Beaver, Roger A. & Sittichaya, Wisut, 2022, One hundred eighteen taxonomic changes among Xyleborine ambrosia beetles (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae), Zootaxa 5194 (2), pp. 151-175 : 165

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.5194.2.1

publication LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:pub:C6F3069F-6EC1-4FAC-8870-FC0B53BD45EF

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7147325

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03B187C9-325D-FFB2-69D9-05FF6F07F970

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scientific name

Planiculus kororensis ( Wood, 1960 )
status

comb. nov.

Planiculus kororensis ( Wood, 1960) comb. nov.

Xyleborus kororensis Wood, 1960: 63 View in CoL .

Euwallacea kororensis (Wood) View in CoL : Wood & Bright 1992: 691.

Remarks. Images of the holotype (NMNH) were examined. The species is transferred to Planiculus Hulcr & Cognato, 2010 because of the following characteristics: elytral declivity flat, slightly broadened laterally; declivital interstriae 1 laterally broadened; lateral profile of declivity gradually descending; pronotum from dorsal view long, rounded anteriad (type 9), from lateral view elongated with low summit and elongate disc (type 8); scutellum visible, flat, flush with elytra; and mycangial tufts absent.

Distribution. Palau (Koror I.), Solomon Is.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Coleoptera

Family

Curculionidae

Genus

Planiculus

Loc

Planiculus kororensis ( Wood, 1960 )

Smith, Sarah M., Beaver, Roger A. & Sittichaya, Wisut 2022
2022
Loc

Euwallacea kororensis (Wood)

Wood, S. L. & Bright, D. E. 1992: 691
1992
Loc

Xyleborus kororensis

Wood, S. L. 1960: 63
1960
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