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^[1]:

     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.