Cnestus gravidus Blandford
- Dataset
- A Synopsis of the Scolytine Ambrosia Beetles of Thailand (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae)
- Rank
- SPECIES
Classification
- kingdom
- Animalia
- phylum
- Arthropoda
- class
- Insecta
- order
- Coleoptera
- family
- Curculionidae
- genus
- Cnestus
- species
- Cnestus gravidus
description
Other distribution: Bangladesh, India (Assam, Sikkim, W. Bengal), Laos, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Vietnam. The species also occurs in China (Yunnan) and Nepal (R. A. Beaver, unpublished records). (2) Biology: Polyphagous (Beeson 1961). The gallery system resembles that of C. improcerus (see below). Browne (1968) considers it a species of potential economic importance through its attacks on young trees. Illustrations: D (Maiti & Saha 2004 as Xylosandrus gravidus).
Name
- Homonyms
- Cnestus gravidus Blandford