Biology:Alcidodes virgatus

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Short description: Species of beetle


Alcidodes virgatus
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Curculionoidea
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A. virgatus
Binomial name
Alcidodes virgatus
Haaf, 1960

Alcidodes virgatus, is a species of weevil found in Sri Lanka.[1][2][3]

Description

This very small species has a body length is about 3.8 to 4.5 mm. Body blackish-brown or black. Body covered with yellowish scales. Elytral spaces are reddish. Elytra covered with yellowish and blackish brown scales. Each scale consists of a short brush-shaped tufts of hair. Pronotum with a median stripes. Each wing cover with a total of 3 yellowish stripes. Proboscis shorter than the pronotum, but clearly curved downwards. Forehead flat, and densely dotted. Pronotum transverse. Elytra much wider than the pronotum. Legs are stocky with short, curved, black bristles and very coarse puncture.[4]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q108292968 entry