Anisandrus hirtus (Hagedorn, 1904)

Smith, Sarah M., Beaver, Roger A. & Cognato, Anthony I., 2020, A monograph of the Xyleborini (Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Scolytinae) of the Indochinese Peninsula (except Malaysia) and China, ZooKeys 983, pp. 1-442 : 1

Anisandrus hirtus (Hagedorn, 1904) Fig. 21C, D, J

Xyleborus hirtus Hagedorn, 1904: 126.

Cyclorhipidion hirtum (Hagedorn): Wood and Bright 1992: 700.

Anisandrus hirtus (Hagedorn): Hulcr et al. 2007: 578.

Xyleborus hagedorni Stebbing, 1914: 596 nec Iglesias 1914.

Xyleborus hirtuosus Beeson, 1930: 217. Synonymy: Wood 1989: 175.

Xyleborus hagedornianus Schedl, 1952d: 164. Unnecessary replacement name for hagedorni .

Xyleborus tectonae Nunberg, 1956: 209. Unnecessary replacement name for hagedorni .

Xyleborus hirtipes Schedl, 1969b: 53. syn. nov.

Xyleborus taiwanensis Browne, 1980b: 386. Synonymy: Beaver and Liu 2010: 22.

Type material.

Holotype Xyleborus hirtipes (NHMW). Holotype Xyleborus taiwanensis (NHMUK)

New records.

China: Guangxi A. R., Longsheng hot spring, 25°53.6'N, 110°12.4'E, 360 m, forested river valley, wet rocks, M. Ficáček, J. Hájek, J. Růžička (MNHP, 2; RABC, 1). Jiangxi, Jinggang Shan Mts, Songmuping, 26°34.7'N, 114°04.3'E, 1280 m, stream valley, M. Ficáček, J. Hájek (MNHP, 1; RABC, 1). Sichuan, E’bian, 29.vi.1960, Fusheng Huang, ex Fagaceae (NMNH, 2). Tibet [Xizang], Dongqiong, Chayu, 16.vii.1973, Fusheng Huang; ex Phoebe or Machilus (NMNH, 1). Yunnan, Xishuangbanna, 20 km NW Jinghong, vic. Man Dian (NNNR), 22°07.80'N, 100°40.0'E, 730 m, forest, EK, 6.iv.2009, L. Meng (NKME, 1; RABC, 1). Vietnam: Cao Bang, 22°36.454'N, 105°52.083'E, 1661 m, 15.iv.2014, VN33, Cognato, Smith, Pham, ex branches from large tree fall (MSUC, 9; NHMUK, 2; NMNH, 2; VMNH, 2). Lao Cai, Hoang Lien N.P., 22.35, 103.77, 1500-2000 m, 19.v.2019, VN171, S.M. Smith, A.I. Cognato, ex dead sapling 1 cm DBH (MSUC, 4).

Diagnosis.

3.4-4.5 mm long (mean = 3.92 mm; n = 5); 1.95-2.53 × as long as wide. This species is distinguished by the mesonotal mycangial tuft the length of the scutellum; elytral disc convex; declivity rounded, posterolateral margins rounded; declivity unarmed, surface opalescent to shagreened; declivital striae clearly impressed; and body densely covered by erect dark brown pubescence.

Similar species.

Anisandrus ursulus .

Distribution.

Bhutan, Cambodia, China (Fujian, Guangxi*, Jiangxi*, Sichuan*, Xizang*, Yunnan*), India (Meghalaya, West Bengal), Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam.

Host plants.

Polyphagous, recorded from five genera in five different families ( Lamiaceae , Lauraceae , Magnoliaceae , Rutaceae , Symplocaceae ) ( Wood and Bright 1992; Beaver and Liu 2010).

Remarks.

The Xyleborus hirtipes holotype was examined and found to be conspecific to other specimens of Anisandrus hirtus and is here placed in synonymy.

Figures

Figure 21. Dorsal, lateral and declivital view of Anisandrus hera holotype, 3.9 mm (A, B, I), A. hirtus, 3.4 - 4.5 mm (C, D, J), A. improbus holotype, 3.3 - 3.4 mm (E, F, K), and A. klapperichi 5.4 - 5.6 mm (G, H, L).