Xyleborus ferrugineus Fabricius 1801
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Insecta - Coleoptera - Curculionidae
Alternative combination: Bostrichus ferrugineus
Synonym: Xyleborus confusus Eichhoff 1868
Full reference: J. C. Fabricius. 1801. Systema Eleutheratorum Secundum Ordines, Genera, Species Adiectis Synonymis, Locis, Observationibus, Descriptionibus, Tomus II 1-687
Belongs to Xyleborus according to S. L. Wood and D. E. Bright 1992
See also Fabricius 1801 and Schedl 1939
Sister taxa: Xyleborus alluaudi, Xyleborus dispar, Xyleborus dryographus, Xyleborus perforans, Xyleborus priscus, Xyleborus resinosus
Distribution: found only at East Africa Copal (BMNH coll) (Quaternary of Tanzania)
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