Cossonus disciferus

Cossonus disciferus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Phytophaga
Superfamily:	Curculionoidea
Family:	Curculionidae
Genus:	Cossonus
Species:	C. disciferus
Binomial name
	Cossonus disciferus; F.Walker

Last updated December 17, 2025

Cossonus disciferus, is a species of weevil found in Sri Lanka.^[1]

Description

Similar to Cossonus ochreipennis . Rostrum elongate. The apex of the rostrum and legs are reddish brown. Apex of elytra is black, and median impression of pronotum interrupted in the middle and not carinate.^[2]^[3]

References

↑ "Cossonus disciferus F.Walker". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2021-08-20.
↑ "Apionidae, Nanophyidae, Brachyceridae and Curculionidae except Scolytinae (Coleoptera) from Socotra Island". Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 54:295-422. Retrieved 2021-08-20.
↑ "On some Oriental Cossoninae. (Coloptera: Ourculionidae)" (PDF). Arb. morph. taxon. Ent. Berlin-Dahlem, Band 5, 1938, Kr. 2. Retrieved 2021-08-20.

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[1] "Cossonus disciferus F.Walker". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2021-08-20.

[2] "Apionidae, Nanophyidae, Brachyceridae and Curculionidae except Scolytinae (Coleoptera) from Socotra Island". Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 54:295-422. Retrieved 2021-08-20.

[3] "On some Oriental Cossoninae. (Coloptera: Ourculionidae)" (PDF). Arb. morph. taxon. Ent. Berlin-Dahlem, Band 5, 1938, Kr. 2. Retrieved 2021-08-20.

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