Anisandrus ursulus
Creators: name: Beaver, R. A.
name: Sittichaya, W.
name: Liu, L-Y.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2014
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Coleoptera
Curculionidae
Anisandrus
Anisandrus ursulus

description: 36. Anisandrus ursulus (Eggers)
Xyleborus ursulus Eggers, 1923: 173.
Anisandrus ursulus (Eggers): Dole & Cognato, 2010: 527.
Thai distribution: (unspecified province) (Hutacharen & Tubtim 1995, Hutacharern et al. 2007 as Xyleborus userus [sic] Eggers); C: Chanthaburi, Nakhon Nayok, Phetchaburi; N: Chiang Mai, Tak; N-E: Loei, Nakhon Ratchasima; S: Nakhon Sri Thammarat (Schedl 1936a as Xyleborus ursulus), Surat Thani.
New records: Chantaburi, Khao Khitchakut NP, 500 m N/ Prabaht Unit, 12° 48.98' N, 102° 9.14' E, 12 m, MT, 22–29.ix.2008 (Suthida & Charoenchai) (3); Chiang Mai, Queen Sirikit Botanic Gardens, 18 o 53.306' N, 98 o 58.432' E, 300–700 m, by hand, vii.2006 (H. Mendel & M. V. L. Barclay) (1); Loei, Phu Ruea NP, Subhnonghin, 17° 28.772' N, 101° 21.308' E, 860 m, MT, 5–12.vii.2006 (P. Tamtip) (1); as previous except: office, 17° 28.805' N, 101° 21.242' E, 870 m, MT, 19–26.vii.2006 (N. Jaroenchai) (1); Nakhon Nayok, Khao Yai NP, Trail near Training Center 2, 14° 24.482' N, 101° 22.388' E, 755 m, evergreen forest, MT, 26.ii–5.iii.2007 (W. Sukho) (1); Nakhon Ratchasima, Khao Yai NP, near fire protection office, 14° 28.524' N, 101° 22.928' E, 757 m, MT, 12–19.vi.2007 (P. Sandao) (1); Nakhon Sri Thammarat, Namtok Yong NP, Road to Khao Mhen, 150 m from Nern 499, 8° 16.959' N, 99° 39.149' E, 499 m, MT, 27.viii–3.ix.2008 (Samnaokan, S.) (1); as previous except: 8° 10.434' N, 99° 44.508' E, 80 m, pan trap, 10–11.ix.2008 (U-prai, K.) (2); Phetchaburi, Kaeng Krachan NP, Pa La-U/bus parking, 12° 32.125' N, 99° 28.283' E, MT, 4–11.vii.2008 (Akaradate & Thongbai) (3); Surat Thani, Khao Sok NP, Headquarters, 8° 54.896' N, 98° 31.81' E, 115 m, MT, 10–17.vii.2008 (Buathong, S.) (1); as previous except: Klong Morg unit, 8° 53.725' N, 98° 39.025' E, 87 m, MT, 10–17.vii.2008 (Buathong, S.) (1); Tak, Umphang Distr., Thung Yai WS, Song Bae stream, 15 o 28' N, 98 o 48' E, evergreen rain forest, 18–27.iv.1988 (M. J. D. Brendell) (1).
Other distribution: China (Fujian), India (W. Bengal), Indonesia (Bali, Batoe Is., Java, Kalimantan, Sumatera), Malaysia (E. & W.), Philippines, New Britain, Solomon Is. Intercepted in Japan in timber from various countries in the region. The species also occurs in Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia (Maluku, Sulawesi), Laos and Vietnam (R. A. Beaver, unpublished records). (4)
Biology: Browne (1961a) suggests that this is mainly a ‘hill’ species occurring at altitudes above 600 m, but the records from Thailand suggest that it frequently occurs at lower altitudes. The species is polyphagous (Browne 1961a). In Thailand it has been recorded from Acacia auriculiformis (Leguminosae) (Hutacharern & Tubtim 1995). Illustrations: P (PaDIL 2014 as Hadrodemius ursulus); D (Maiti & Saha 2004 as Xylosandrus ursulus).
description: Published as part of Beaver, R. A., Sittichaya, W. & Liu, L-Y., 2014, A Synopsis of the Scolytine Ambrosia Beetles of Thailand (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae), pp. 1-82 in Zootaxa 3875 (1) on pages 27-28, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3875.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/5130589