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
Superfamily:
Curculionoidea
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

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


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