Biology:Dereodus sparsus

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Short description: Species of beetle


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Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Coleoptera
Suborder:
Phytophaga
Superfamily:
Curculionoidea
Family:
Curculionidae
Genus:
Dereodus
Species:
D. sparsus
Binomial name
Dereodus sparsus
Boheman, 1840
Synonyms
  • Hypomeces sparsus Boheman, 1840
  • Dereodus (Grypnus) indicus Desbrochers, 1891
  • Dereodus sparsus var. prasinus Heller, 1901

Dereodus sparsus is a species of weevil found in India and Sri Lanka.[1][2][3]

Description

This species has a body length is about 7.5 to 10.5 mm. Body black, with thin grey scales. These scales are broken up into small irregular spots on the elytra. Prothornx consists of a narrow lateral pale line. Head coarsely punctate and wrinkled. Eyes are rather more prominent. Prothorax much broader. Elytra more acuminate behind, and more coarsely punctate. Elytral scales are larger and less dense, and almost circular.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Insecta: Coleoptera: Rhynchophora: Curculionidae". https://www.researchgate.net/publication/306228353. 
  2. ↑ "Dereodus sparsus Boheman, 1840" (in en). https://www.gbif.org/species/8091770. 
  3. ↑ "Report on the Work of the Entomological Division [Ceylon Dept. Agric., 1932.."]. https://www.plantwise.org/KnowledgeBank/pestalert?pan=19330500940. 
  4. ↑ "The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Coleoptera. Rhynchophora:-Cucurulionidae". http://faunaofindia.nic.in/PDFVolumes/fbi/039/index.pdf. 

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