Webbia dasyura Browne, 1981

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

Webbia dasyura Browne, 1981 Fig. 79E, F, K

Webbia dasyurus [sic] Browne, 1981a: 133.

Type material.

Holotype (NHMUK).

New records.

Laos: Kham Mouan, Ban Khun Ngeun, 18°07'N, 104°29'E, ~ 200 m, 24-29.iv.2001, Pacholátko (RABC, 1).

Diagnosis.

2.8-2.9 mm long (mean = 2.83 mm; n = 3); 2.8-2.95 × as long as wide. This species is distinguished by the circumdeclivital margin carinate smooth, unarmed by granules or tubercles; declivital face densely covered with thick semi-recumbent golden setae; and declivity unarmed by any spines or processes.

Similar species.

None.

Distribution.

Laos*, East Malaysia, Philippines.

Host plants.

Recorded from Dipterocarpus , Dryobalanops , Shorea ( Dipterocarpaceae ) ( Ohno 1990).

Figures

Figure 79. Dorsal, lateral and declivital view of Webbia biformis holotype, 2.4 - 3.0 mm (A, B, I), W. cornuta, 1.9 - 2.2 mm (C, D, J), W. dasyura holotype, 2.8 - 2.9 mm (E, F, K), and W. dipterocarpi, 3.0 - 3.2 mm (G, H, L).