Review of the genus Microperus Wood, 1980 (Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Scolytinae) of Taiwan with the description of two newly recorded species and the first description of males of six species

The Microperus ambrosia beetle fauna of Taiwan is reviewed. Microperus alpha (Beeson, 1929), M. kadoyamaensis (Murayama, 1934), M. kirishimanus (Murayama, 1955), M. perparvus (Sampson, 1922), M. quercicola (Eggers, 1926) have all been previously recorded from Taiwan. Microperus bucolicus Sittichaya,...

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Published inTAIWANIA Vol. 69; no. 2; pp. 151 - 167
Main Authors Ching-Shan LIN, Sarah M. SMITH
Format Journal Article
LanguageChinese
Published 台灣 國立臺灣大學生命科學院 01.06.2024
Subjects
Ambrosia beetle
biology
male
Microperus
mycocleptism
new record
SCIE
Scopus
Taiwan
TSCI
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ISSN0372-333X

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Summary:The Microperus ambrosia beetle fauna of Taiwan is reviewed. Microperus alpha (Beeson, 1929), M. kadoyamaensis (Murayama, 1934), M. kirishimanus (Murayama, 1955), M. perparvus (Sampson, 1922), M. quercicola (Eggers, 1926) have all been previously recorded from Taiwan. Microperus bucolicus Sittichaya, Smith ＆ Beaver, 2021 and M. latesalebrinus Smith, Beaver ＆ Cognato, 2020 are new country records for Taiwan. Of which, the males of M. alpha, M. bucolicus, M. kadoyamaensis, M. latesalebrinus, M. perparvus, and M. quercicola are described for the first time. In this study, we document a likely occurrence of mycocleptism by M. bucolicus. Diagnostic characters, biological data and a key to species in Taiwan are provided.
ISSN:0372-333X