Xyleborinus andrewesi

Xyleborinus andrewesi, is a species of weevil widely distributed throughout the Old World tropics and introduced to many New World countries.^[1][2][3]

Xyleborinus andrewesi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Curculionidae
Genus:	Xyleborinus
Species:	X. andrewesi
Binomial name
Xyleborinus andrewesi (Blandford, 1896)
Synonyms
Xyleborus andrewesi Blandford, 1896 Xyleborinus mimosae (Schedl, 1957) Xyleborus mimosae Schedl, 1957 Xyleborus persephenos Schedl, 1970 Xyleborus insolitus Bright, 1972 Cryptoxyleborus gracilior Browne, 1984

Distribution

It is native to Kenya, Seychelles, Zambia, Bangladesh, Myanmar, China, Japan, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Nepal, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, New Guinea, Micronesia, and Papua New Guinea. It is found as an introduced species from Hawaii, Cuba, Jamaica, and United States.^[4][5]

Description

This small, elongate-cylindrical beetle is about 2mm long. Body dark red-dish-brown in color. Elytra sub-acuminate. There are rows of many strong, acuminate tubercles found on the first and third interstriae.^{[citation needed]}

A polyphagous species, it has been recorded from 59 host plants belong to 29 families.^{[citation needed]}

Host plants

• Albizzia
• Anacardium
• Annona squamosa
• Araucaria cunninghamii
• Artocarpus dadah
• Breonia (syn. Anthocephalus)
• Buchenavia
• Canarium
• Cinnamomum
• Cryptocarya
• Garuga
• Isonandra
• Mallotus
• Mangifera indica
• Myristica indica
• Odina wodier
• Palaquium eliptica
• Pterospermum
• Randia
• Samanea saman
• Shorea
• Tectona grandis