Silvanus recticollis

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Silvanus recticollis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Coleoptera
Suborder:
Polyphaga
Superfamily:
Cucujoidea
Family:
Silvanidae
Genus:
Silvanus
Species:
S. recticollis
Binomial name
Silvanus recticollis
Reitter, 1876
Synonyms
  • Leucohimatium breveWollaston, 1873
  • Silvanus recticollisReitter, 1876
  • Silvanus reflexusReitter, 1880
  • Silvanus vitulusGrouvelle, 1882
  • Silvanus (Microsilvanus) vitulusGrouvelle; Grouvelle, 1912
  • Silvanus [Microsilvanus) pumilusGrouvelle, 1912
  • Silvanus (Microsilvanus) minimusGrouvelle, 1912

Silvanus recticollis, is a species of silvan flat bark beetle found in Afro-Oriental regions. [1]

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Distribution

It is found in many Oriental countries such as India, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Laos, Sulawesi, Japan, Thailand, and Iriomote Islands. [2] In African region, it is found in Ethiopia, Mauritania, Congo, Zaire, and Zimbabwe. [3] In 2019, the species was recorded from Poland for the first time. [4] It is also found in the Sardinia island of Italy, [5] and from Florida, USA. [6]

Description

It is a small, dull species with an average length of about 1.69 to 2.19 mm. The body is elongated, and moderately depressed. Dorsum is uniformly yellowish brown and covered with short, semi-erect, with golden pubescence. Head slightly broader than long. Vertex densely punctured with coarse punctures but clypeus is less densely punctured. Pronotum slightly longer than broad, appearing quadrate. [3] Eyes small with long temple. Antenna moderately long and slender with large scape and short pedicel. Prothorax convex, slightly elongated and quadrate. Scutellum moderately large, transverse and pubescent. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ "On a collection of Silvanidae (Coleoptera: Cucujoidea) from Arunachal Pradesh, India with two new species and a larva". Rec. zool. Surv. India: 112(Part-4): 61-84,2. Retrieved 2021-07-09.
  2. 1 2 "Systematics of Silvanidae (Coleoptera: Clavicornia) from India and some neighbouring areas" (PDF). ir.nbu.ac.in. Retrieved 2021-07-08.
  3. 1 2 "A revision of the genus Silvanus Latreille (sl)(Coleoptera: Silvanidae)" (PDF). bishopmuseum. Retrieved 2021-07-09.
  4. ↑ "New distributional data on the Silvanidae (Coleoptera) in Poland". www.cabdirect.org. Retrieved 2021-07-09.
  5. ↑ "SILVANUS MUTICUS SHARP, 1899: AN AMERICAN SILVANID FOUND OUT-OF-DOORS IN TWO GREEK ISLANDS" (PDF). visitmuve. Retrieved 2021-07-09.
  6. ↑ Frank, J. Howard; McCoy, Earl D. (1992). "Introduction to the Behavioral Ecology of Immigration. The Immigration of Insects to Florida, with a Tabulation of Records Published Since 1970". The Florida Entomologist. pp. 1–28. doi:10.2307/3495477 . Retrieved 2021-07-09.


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