Biology:Metapion squamosum

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Metapion squamosum
Metapion squamosum, Libya
Scientific classification edit
Missing taxonomy template (fix): Metapion
Species:
Binomial name
Template:Taxonomy/MetapionMetapion squamosum
(Faust, 1884)
Synonyms
  • Apion squamosum Faust, 1884

Metapion squamosum is a species of weevil in the family Brentidae. The species is generally known from Central Asia in countries such as Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan but also appears in parts of Caucasus region (Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia).[1] Some sources mention presence in Libya.[2]

References

  1. Alonso-Zarazaga, Miguel; Barrios, Hector; Borovec, Roman; Bouchard, Patrice et al. (2023). Cooperative Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera Curculionoidea (2nd ed.). Spain: Monografías electrónicas S.E.A.. ISBN 978-84-126135-0-6. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/368543150. 
  2. Ringenbach, J.C. (2024). "Metapion squamosum (Faust, 1884)". Archived from the original on 22 June 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240622024811/http://jcringenbach.free.fr/website/beetles/curculionidea/Metapion_squamosum.htm. 

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