Biology:Mycterus umbellatarum

Short description: Species of beetle

Mycterus umbellatarum
In Genova, Italy
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Mycteridae
Genus:	Mycterus
Species:	M. umbellatarum
Binomial name
Mycterus umbellatarum (Fabricius, 1787
Synonyms
List Bruchus umbellatarum Fabricius, 1792 Mycterus pulverulentus Chevrolat, 1844 Mycterus siculus Baudi, 1883 Mycterus subtruncatus Guillebeau, 1893 Mycterus umbellatarum Mulsant, 1859 Mycterus umbellatarum Olivier, 1807 Rhinomacer umbellatarum Latreille, 1804

Mycterus umbellatarum is a species of soft wing flower beetle in the family Mycteridae. It occurs in Europe and North Africa.

Distribution

This species is present in part of Central and Southern Europe (Germany , Greece, Italy, Portugal, Spain and Switzerland ) and in North Africa.

Description

Mycterus umbellatarum can reach a body length of about 5–10 mm (0.20–0.39 in). These beetles are rather variable in size and colour. This species is similar to Mycterus curculioides and Mycterus tibialis. They can be distinguished by the length and thickness of rostrum.

References

• J. Bergsten, G. Lindberg, H. Vardal, N. Apelquist, Y. Brodin and M. Forshage - Arbetet med donationer av insektsamlingar vid Naturhistoriska Riksmuseet
• Darren Pollock - Three new species of Mycterus Clairville (Coleoptera: Mycteridae) from sub-Saharan Africa - African Entomology, 1997

External links

• Mycterus umbellatarum - Biodiversity Heritage Library

Wikidata ☰ Q2461303 entry