Microperus pometianus (Schedl) Schedl, 2010

Hulcr, Jiri, 2010, New genera of Palaeotropical Xyleborini (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) based on congruence between morphological and molecular characters, Zootaxa 2717, pp. 1-33 : 21

Microperus pometianus (Schedl) , comb. n.

Xyleborus pometianus Schedl, 1939a

Coptodryas pometiana (Schedl) : Beaver 1998

Specimens examined. Malaysia, Sel. Sg. Bulok (lectotype, NHMW); Malaysia, Sarawak, Ng. Tekalit (1, Schedl det., FMNH); Malaysia, Sabah, Danum Valley (3, Hulcr det., MSUC); New Guinea, Southern Highlands, Lk Kutubu (BBM); New Guinea, East Sepik, Ambunti (Schedl det., BBM); New Guinea, Madang Province, Ohu (1, Hulcr det., MSUC); New Guinea, Gulf Province, Ivimka (1, R. A. Beaver det., UCD); New Guinea, Madang Prov. (2 Hulcr det., MSUC), Oro Prov. (6 Hulcr det., MSUC), West Sepik (2 Hulcr det., MSUC).

Comments. All key synapomorphies of Microperus are present, and the species was placed in Microperus with 100% posterior probablility within the phylogeny ( Cognato et al., 2011). It is one of the smallest Microperus (1.1–1.6 mm), with antennal club type 3, flat elytral disc, and without spines or rugosities on elytrae except a few granules on declivity (which may be absent).