Episomus pyriformis
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Episomus pyriformis | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Curculionidae |
Genus: | Episomus |
Species: | E. pyriformis
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Binomial name | |
Episomus pyriformis Marshall, 1916
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Episomus pyriformis is a species of weevil found in Sri Lanka.[1]
Description
This species has a body length is about 9.5 to 11.5 mm. Body greyish brown. Margins of elytra are paler. Sometimes there are traces of metallic green scales. Head with a deep narrow furrow. Rostrum broad, and slightly dilated towards apex. Prothorax as long as broad, and cylindrical. Scutellum small and round. Elytra pear-shaped. Legs with uniform pale scales.[2]
References
- ^ "Episomus pyriformis Marshall, 1916". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2021-08-17.
- ^ Marshall, Guy A. K (1916). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Coleoptera. Rhynchophora :- Curculionidae (PDF). p. 239.
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