Alcidodes magnificus

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Alcidodes magnificus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Coleoptera
Suborder:
Phytophaga
Superfamily:
Curculionoidea
Family:
Curculionidae
Genus:
Alcidodes
Species:
A. magnificus
Binomial name
Alcidodes magnificus
Haaf, 1960

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

Description

This small, slender species has a body length is about 4.8 to 6 mm. Body blackish to reddish brown. Legs and antennae chestnut-brown whereas tarsi is blackish brown. Body clothed with dirty-yellow scales. Vertical stripes and transverse bands are consist of densely packed whitish-yellow scales. Pronotum with 3 longitudinal stripes, a narrow median stripe and one lateral stripe. The basal half of the elytral is very broad. Ventrum denser and covered with yellow scales. Proboscis longer than the pronotum, and cylindrical. Antennae not reaching the root of the proboscis. Pronotum broad and convex. Antescutellar flaps are flattened. Eye lobes are slightly protruding. Leg with a large, sharp, curved tooth. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ "Alcidodes magnificus Haaf, 1960". www.gbif.org (in Chinese). Retrieved 2021-08-12.
  2. ↑ "SCAN - Alcidodes magnificus". scan-bugs.org. Retrieved 2021-08-12.
  3. ↑ "Die Alcidodes der Insel Ceylon (Col. Cure.)" (PDF). Haaf: Die Alcidodes der Insel Ceylon (Col. Cure.). Retrieved 2021-08-08.


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