Wood, 2007: This species is xylomycetophagous and inbreeds polygynous. They breed mostly in unthrifty, injured, or cut stems larger than 3 cm and apparently smaller than 10 cm in diameter.
EOL Text
Holotype for Dryocoetoides velutinus Wood, 1974 Catalog Number: USNM Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Entomology Sex/Stage: Female; Adult Preparation: Pinned Collector(s): S. Wood Year Collected: 1970 Locality: 30 km E Palmar, Bolivar, Venezuela
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Laurence Livermore,
Dave Roberts,
Simon Rycroft,
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