''Coptodryas elegans'' is a species of ambrosia beetles in the tribe

Xyleborini Xyleborini are a tribe (biology), tribe of ambrosia beetles (alternatively called subtribe Xyleborina of tribe Scolytini), highly specialized weevils of the subfamily Scolytinae. Much of the ambrosia beetle fauna in Eurasia and the Americas consi ...

(highly specialized weevils of the subfamily

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). It is found in Asia (Burma, India, Indonesia) and the Pacific. The type locality is Raja Bhat Khawa in

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. It can be found on '' Albizzia moluccana'', ''

Eugenia jambolana ''Syzygium cumini'', commonly known as Malabar plum, Java plum, black plum, jamun, jaman, jambul, or jambolan, is an evergreen tropical tree in the flowering plant family Myrtaceae, and favored for its fruit, timber, and ornamental value. It is ...

'', ''

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sp.'' and ''

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Footnotes

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''Coptodryas elegans'' at xyleborini.speciesfile.org
Scolytinae Beetles described in 1992 Beetles of Asia {{Scolytinae-stub