bumelia borer

English

Etymology

bumelia +‎ borer

Noun

bumelia borer (plural bumelia borers)

  1. (coleopterology, entomology) Plinthocoelium suaveolens, a species of beetle which bores into bumelia trees.
    • 2022 May 14, Ted C. MacRae, Cupressaceae‎:
      A notable find was the pile of larval frass of Plinthocoelium suaveolens (bumelia borer) at the base of a living Sideroxylon lanuginosum (gum bumelia) tree—a sure sign of active infestation by a beetle I have yet to formally record from this place.
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