Biology:Astycus canus
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Short description: Species of beetle
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| Species: | A. canus
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| Astycus canus Marshall, 1916
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Astycus canus, is a species of weevil found in Sri Lanka.[1][2]
Description
This species has a body length is about 8.5 mm. Body black, with fairly dense, uniform, shiny, greyish-white scales. There is a lateral stripe can be seen on the prothorax clothed with dense scales. Head with scattered punctures and sparse scaling, and a smooth forehead. Eyes are short, oval and moderately convex. Rostrum about as long as broad, and slightly narrowing from the base to the middle. Antennae yellowish red. Prothorax transverse, with moderately rounded lateral sides. Scutellum transverse. Elytra broadly ovate, with sloping shoulders sloping and gently rounded lateral sides. Legs piceous, with fairly close whitish scales.[3]
References
- ↑ "Astycus canus Marshall, 1916" (in en). https://www.gbif.org/species/5018832.
- ↑ Poorani, J.; Ramamurthy, V. V. (1997-01-01). "Weevils of the genus Lepropus Schoenherr from the Oriental Region (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Entiminae)". Oriental Insects 31: 1–82. doi:10.1080/00305316.1997.10433751. https://doi.org/10.1080/00305316.1997.10433751. Retrieved 2021-08-16.
- ↑ "THE FAUNA OF BRITISH INDIA, INCLUDING CEYLON AND BURMA: COLEOPTERA. RHYNCHOPHORA :-CURCULIONIDaE". http://faunaofindia.nic.in/PDFVolumes/fbi/039/index.pdf.
Wikidata ☰ Q108336541 entry
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