Tanymecus curviscapus

Tanymecus curviscapus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Curculionidae
Genus:	Tanymecus
Species:	T. curviscapus
Binomial name
Tanymecus curviscapus Marshall, 1916

Tanymecus curviscapus, is a species of weevil found in India and Sri Lanka. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Description

This species has a body length is about 4.5 to 5 mm. Body black, with dense greyish-brown scales. Laterally, the prothorax is yellowish brown. Scutellum entirely whitish. Elytra clothed with a few whitish scales. Eyes are large, oval, moderately prominent. Rostrum broad, and very shallow apex. Antennae dark piceous, with moderately stout scape. In prothorax, there is a shallow constriction closer to the apex. Elytral interspaces with large shallow separated punctures and minute scattered punctures. Elytra comparatively broad with prominent shoulders. Legs with dense grey scales. ^[4]

References

1. "Tanymecus curviscapus Marshall, 1916". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2021-08-17.
2. "Tanymecus curviscapus". www.mindat.org. Retrieved 2021-08-17.
3. Supare, N. R.; Ghai, S.; Ramamurthy, V. V. (1990-01-01). "A Revision of Tanymecus from India and Adjacent Countries (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)" . Oriental Insects. 24: 1–126. doi:10.1080/00305316.1990.11835533 . Retrieved 2021-08-17.
4. "THE FAUNA OF BRITISH INDIA, INCLUDING CEYLON AND BURMA: COLEOPTERA. RHYNCHOPHORA :-CURCULIONIDaE" (PDF). faunaofindia. Retrieved 2021-08-15. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .