Genyocerus albipennis
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Genyocerus albipennis Motschulsky, 1858
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Genyocerus albipennis, is a species of weevil endemic to Sri Lanka.[1][2][3]
Description
In 1958, Victor Motschulsky formed the genus Genyocerus by citing G. albipennis as the type species.[4] It is similar to the genus Diapus, but can be identified due to widely separated procoxae and the concave male fifth abdominal ventrite. This fifth abdominal ventrite is specialized for use as a shovel to remove frass from the gallery system. There is a considerable sexual dimorphism. Average body length is about 2.5 to 2.9 mm. Concavity of fifth ventrite without a longitudinal elevation. Lower half of frons lacks a median or lateral carinae. Pronotum with one pore on each side. Inner three teeth on elytral apex truncate. Elytral striae are not impressed on disc, but more finely punctured.[1]
The beetle is only identified from Dipterocarpus zeylanicus.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Beaver, R. A.; Liu, L.-Y. (2007-09-05). "A review of the genus Genyocerus Motschulsky (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Platypodinae), with new synonyms and keys to species". Zootaxa. pp. 25–56. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1576.1.3. Retrieved 2021-08-24.
- ^ Wood, Stephen L. (1969). "NEW SYNONYMY AND RECORDS OF PLATYPODIDAE AND SCOLYTIDAE (COLEOPTERA)". The Great Basin Naturalist. pp. 113–128. Retrieved 2021-08-24.
- ^ "Genyocerus albipennis Motschulsky, 1858". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2021-08-24.
- ^ Wood, Stephen L. (1981). "NOMENCLATURAL CHANGES AND NEW SPECIES IN PLATYPODIDAE AND SCOLYTIDAE (COLEOPTERA)". The Great Basin Naturalist. pp. 121–128. Retrieved 2021-08-24.
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