bumelia borer

noun

Plinthocoelium suaveolens, a species of beetle which bores into bumelia trees.

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Meanings

nounbumelia borer (plural bumelia borers)

plural bumelia borers

  1. biologyPlinthocoelium suaveolens, a species of beetle which bores into bumelia trees.

    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.

    2022 May 14, Ted C. MacRae, Cupressaceae

Origin

From bumelia + borer.

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