Biology:Cerobates tristriatus

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Short description: Species of beetle

Cerobates tristriatus
Brentidae - Cerobates tristriastus.JPG
Cerobates tristriatus from Enggano Island
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Curculionoidea
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C. tristriatus
Binomial name
Cerobates tristriatus
Lund, 1800

Cerobates tristriatus is a species of beetles belonging to the family Brentidae.[1]

Description

Cerobates tristriatus can reach a length of about 7 millimetres (0.28 in). Females lay eggs on the surface of decayed bark of sapwood, where the larvae construct radial galleries.[2]

Distribution

This species is widely distributed from Sri Lanka to Australia.[3][4][5]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q19596345 entry