| Silvanus recticollis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Silvanidae |
| Genus: | Silvanus |
| Species: | S. recticollis |
| Binomial name | |
| Silvanus recticollis Reitter, 1876 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Silvanus recticollis is a species of silvan flat bark beetle found in Afro-Oriental regions. [1]
It is found in many Oriental countries such as India, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Laos, Sulawesi, Japan, Thailand, and Iriomote Islands. [2] In African region, it is found in Ethiopia, Mauritania, Congo, Zaire, and Zimbabwe. [3] In 2019, the species was recorded from Poland for the first time. [4] It is also found in the Sardinia island of Italy, [5] and from Florida, USA. [6]
It is a small, dull species with an average length of about 1.69 to 2.19 mm. The body is elongated, and moderately depressed. Dorsum is uniformly yellowish brown and covered with short, semi-erect, with golden pubescence. Head slightly broader than long. Vertex densely punctured with coarse punctures but clypeus is less densely punctured. Pronotum slightly longer than broad, appearing quadrate. [3] Eyes small with long temple. Antenna moderately long and slender with large scape and short pedicel. Prothorax convex, slightly elongated and quadrate. Scutellum moderately large, transverse and pubescent. [2]