Amphicranus spectabilis (Wood, 1967)

Species Taxonomy

Scolytinae > Corthylini: Corthyli > Amphicranus

Synonyms

  • Tricolus spectabilis Wood, 1967

Taxonomy Comments

Based on Wood's 1982 treatment this species is probably a synonym of Tricolus speciosus Schedl. While I have not seen the Schedl's type, Wood's male specimen (Guapiles, Costa Rica) is conspecific with his material of spectabilis.

Hosts

  • Malvaceae > Theobroma > cacao
  • trap > light > ultraviolet
  • trap > flight intercept

References

  • Text Code: Wood 1967c | Author: Wood, S.L. | Year: 1967 | Source: Great Basin. Nat. 27(3)

Photos

Locations

Summary

Countries and Occurrance Count
  • Costa Rica: 3
  • Panama: 2
  • Nicaragua: 1

All Locations

CountryStateDescriptionLatitudeLongitude
PanamaVeraguas ProvinceSanta Fe, 8 km W, Cerro Tute8.50722-81.1136
Costa RicaLimón ProvinceFinca La Lola10.0976-83.3877
Costa RicaLimón ProvinceFinca La Lola10.0976-83.3877
Costa RicaLimón ProvinceFinca La Lola10.0976-83.3877
PanamaPanamá Oeste ProvinceBarro Colorado Isl.9.1636-79.8378
NicaraguaMatagalpaReserva Natural Cerro Musun12.959-85.2274

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