Sciaphobus pelikani

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Sciaphobus pelikani
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Male
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Curculionidae
Genus: Sciaphobus
Species:
S. pelikani
Binomial name
Sciaphobus pelikani
(Borovec & Skuhrovec, 2015)
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Sciaphobus pelikani is a species of weevil native to Montenegro.

Distribution

The species was initially described following the collection of its holotype in the Ulcinj municipality of Montenegro in 2015. At that time, Sciaphobus pelikani was considered endemic to the southern coastal region of Montenegro.This understanding was revised in 2020 when the species was recorded in the Konavle municipality of southern Croatia. It is now established that the range of S. pelikani encompasses the southeasternmost part of Croatia and the southern coastal municipalities of Montenegro. [1] S. pelikani habitat is characterized by limestone rocky terrain and the edges of oak forests, where it is typically found by sweeping low vegetation in these areas. [2]

References

  1. "Sciaphobus pelikani from Lovorno, Hrvatska on May 5, 2020 at 02:02 PM by Matea Martinović · iNaturalist". www.inaturalist.org. Retrieved 2025-11-10.
  2. "(PDF) A review of Sciaphobus (Neosciaphobus) and descriptions of new species of Sciaphobus s. str. (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Entiminae)".