Episomus figuratus is a species of weevil found in Sri Lanka.[1][2]

Episomus figuratus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Curculionidae
Genus: Episomus
Species:
E. figuratus
Binomial name
Episomus figuratus
Karsch, 1882
Synonyms
  • Episomus annulipes Chevrolat, 1883
  • Episomus ceylonicus Faust, 1897

Description

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This species has a body length is about 11.5 to 16 mm. Body black, where the dorsum covered with dense light or dark brown scales variegated with pale spots. Margins of the thorax and elytra with pale blue, or greenish, or whitish scales. Head with a broad central furrows. Rostrum broad, and roundly dilated towards apex. Scutellum small. Elytra elongate, ovate, with sharply acuminate apex. Legs densely covered with greenish or grey scales. In tibiae, there is a darker median patch.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Episomus figuratus Karsch, 1882". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2021-08-17.
  2. ^ Shanas, S.; Ramamurthy, V. V. (2009-01-01). "A study on the oriental weevil genus Episomus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)". Oriental Insects. 43 (1): 77–154. doi:10.1080/00305316.2009.10417580. S2CID 83673090.
  3. ^ Marshall, Guy A. K (1916). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Coleoptera. Rhynchophora :- Curculionidae (PDF). pp. 221–222. Retrieved 2021-08-15.