Mecopus bispinosus

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Mecopus bispinosus
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Mecopus bispinosus from Maluku Islands. Male and female
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M. bispinosus
Binomial name
Mecopus bispinosus
Weber, 1801

Mecopus bispinosus is a species of true weevil family.

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Description

Mecopus bispinosus reaches about 8 millimetres (0.31 in) in length.

Distribution

This species occurs in Papua New Guinea.

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