Sympiezomias kraatzi

Sympiezomias kraatzi
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Curculionidae
Genus:	Sympiezomias
Species:	S. kraatzi
Binomial name
Sympiezomias kraatzi Heller, 1901

Sympiezomias kraatzi, is a species of weevil found in Sri Lanka. ^{[1] [2]}

Description

This species has a body length is about 7 mm. Body black. Head and prothorax with small sparse brownish grey scales. Head rugosely punctate and somewhat striolate. Forehead unusually flattened. Antennae reddish brown. There is a broad lateral stripe of large greenish-yellow scales on pronotum. Prothorax longer than broad, with very strongly rounded sides. Elytra with dense brownish-grey scales. Ventrum with thin greyish scales. Elytra, subtruncate at the base. Legs reddish brown. Corbels in hind legs clothed with long dense golden setae. ^[3]

References

1. "Sympiezomias kraatzi Heller, 1901". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
2. Ramamurthy, V. V.; Ayri, Shaloo (11 February 2010). "Revision of the genus Indomias Marshall (Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Entiminae, Tanymecini) from India" . Zootaxa. 2357: 1–49–1–49. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.2357.1.1 . Retrieved 17 August 2021.
3. "THE FAUNA OF BRITISH INDIA, INCLUDING CEYLON AND BURMA: COLEOPTERA. RHYNCHOPHORA :-CURCULIONIDaE" (PDF). faunaofindia. Retrieved 15 August 2021. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .