Biology:Astycus apicatus

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Short description: Species of beetle


Astycus apicatus
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Curculionoidea
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A. apicatus
Binomial name
Astycus apicatus
Marshall, 1916

Astycus apicatus, is a species of weevil found in Sri Lanka.[1][2]

Description

Body color similar to Astycus cinereus. Male has a body length of about 6.5 to 8 mm and female is 7 to 11 mm long. Body black, with grey or light brown scales. There is a small patch of larger and paler overlapping scales found just behind the scutellum. Head with a deep central furrow and large separated punctures. Rostrum about as long as broad, and almost parallel-sided. Prothorax broader than long, with moderately rounded lateral sides. Scutellum transverse, and sub-trapezoidal. Elytra with prominent shoulders and roundly subrectangular. Legs piceous, with dense pale scales.[3]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q108336537 entry