Silvanus recticollis explained

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

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. 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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: On a collection of Silvanidae (Coleoptera: Cucujoidea) from Arunachal Pradesh, India with two new species and a larva . 2021-07-09 . Rec. zool. Surv. India: 112(Part-4): 61-84,2.
  2. Web site: Systematics of Silvanidae (Coleoptera: Clavicornia) from India and some neighbouring areas . 2021-07-08 . ir.nbu.ac.in.
  3. Web site: A revision of the genus Silvanus Latreille (sl)(Coleoptera: Silvanidae) . 2021-07-09 . bishopmuseum.
  4. Web site: New distributional data on the Silvanidae (Coleoptera) in Poland. . 2021-07-09 . www.cabdirect.org.
  5. Web site: SILVANUS MUTICUS SHARP, 1899: AN AMERICAN SILVANID FOUND OUT-OF-DOORS IN TWO GREEK ISLANDS . 2021-07-09 . visitmuve.
  6. Web site: 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 . 2021-07-09 . The Florida Entomologist . 1–28 . 10.2307/3495477.