Platystomos wallacei

Platystomos wallacei
Platystomos wallacei, male and female. Museum specimen
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Anthribidae
Genus:	Platystomos
Species:	P. wallacei
Binomial name
Platystomos wallacei Wolfrum, 1953 [1]
Synonyms
Phloeobius wallacei Anthribus wallacei Pascoe, 1860 [2]

Platystomos wallacei is a species of beetle belonging to the family Anthribidae, the fungus weevils. ^[3]

Description

These fungus weevils have thread-like antennae, that in males are longer than the body.

Distribution

This species can be found in Philippines, Indonesia, New Guinea, Aru Islands and Australia. ^{[1] [2] [4]}

References

1. Catalogue of life
2. E. Zimmerman Australian Weevils (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea)
3. Encyclopedia of life
4. Atlas of living Australia