Microprius rufulus

Microprius rufulus is a species of cylindrical bark beetle with a distribution throughout tropical Africa from Cape Verde Islands to Madagascar, northern Africa, Middle East, and South Asia. The species is also introduced and show sporadic distribution in Germany, Cuba, USA, Malta and Cayman Islands.^[2]

Microprius rufulus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Zopheridae
Subfamily:	Colydiinae
Tribe:	Synchitini
Genus:	Microprius
Species:	M. rufulus
Binomial name
Microprius rufulus (Motschulsky, 1863)
Synonyms
Bitoma rufula Motschulsky, 1863 Bitoma crenata ab. rufìpennis Yablokov-Khnzoryan, 1979 Synchitodes frivaldszkyi Reitter, 1877 Synchitodes rufa Reitter, 1881 Bitoma frivaldszkyi Hetschko, 1930 Bitoma rufa Hetschko, 1930 Ditoma frivaldszkyi Reitter, 1922 Ditoma rufa Reitter, 1922 Ditoma rufula Reitter, 1922 Bitoma linearis Wollaston, 1867 Microprius linearis Kocher, 1956 Ditoma opaca Grouvelle, 1892 Microprius opacus Grouvelle, 1908 Microprius confusus Grouvelle, 1908 Microprius raffrayi Grouvelle, 1908 Microprius cubanus Slipinski 1985 [1] Eudesmula california Dajoz 1992

Description

The typical size is about 3.2 mm.^[3] Can be found under bark of trees but can be attracted to light.^[4]