Two new species of Eccoptopterus Motschulsky, 1863 ambrosia beetle from Taiwan and Thailand (Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Scolytinae, Xyleborini)

Wisut Sittichaya; Ching-Shan Lin; Sarah M. Smith; Chaninan Pornsuriya; Anthony I. Cognato

doi:10.3897/zookeys.1217.129707

ZooKeys (Nov 2024)

Two new species of Eccoptopterus Motschulsky, 1863 ambrosia beetle from Taiwan and Thailand (Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Scolytinae, Xyleborini)

Wisut Sittichaya,
Ching-Shan Lin,
Sarah M. Smith,
Chaninan Pornsuriya,
Anthony I. Cognato

Affiliations

Wisut Sittichaya: Prince of Songkla University
Ching-Shan Lin: National Taiwan University
Sarah M. Smith: Michigan State University
Chaninan Pornsuriya: Prince of Songkla University
Anthony I. Cognato: Michigan State University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1217.129707
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 1217
pp. 247 – 262

Abstract

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Two xyleborine ambrosia beetles, Eccoptopterus formosanus sp. nov. and E. intermedius sp. nov. are described from Taiwan and Thailand, respectively, based on DNA sequences (COI and CAD) and morphological characteristics. A key to the Eccoptopterus species of Southeast Asia is provided.

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ISSN: 1313-2989 (Print); 1313-2970 (Online)
Publisher: Pensoft Publishers
Country of publisher: Bulgaria
LCC subjects: Science: Zoology
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