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Silvanus difficilis
Silvanus difficilis is a species of silvan flat bark beetle widespread in Oriental region. It is introduced to Australia via timber and also to Costa Rica.
From the article Silvanus difficilis on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
Average length is about 2.17 to 2.64 mm. Prothorax convex, and elongated. Scutellum large, transverse and pubescent.
Range & habitat
Many Oriental countries including, Malaya, India, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Taiwan, Singapore, Sumatra, Java, Christmas Island, Sarawak, Borneo, Philippines, Moluccas, and New Guinea. Also found in Oceanian regions of Solomon Islands, Samoan Islands, and introduced to Australia. There are records from West Africa, Britain, New Ireland and Costa Rica.
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
What it does
Adults have been collected from Shorea robusta in India. They have found among commodities imported to Britain from the Oriental region.
== References ==
Wikipedia: “Ecology”
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 329593.