Ericydeus nigropunctatus is a species of the true weevil family.
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Curculionidae |
Genus: | Ericydeus |
Species: | E. nigropunctatus
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Binomial name | |
Ericydeus nigropunctatus Chevrolat, 1877
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Description
editEricydeus nigropunctatus can reach a length of about 25 millimetres (0.98 in). This beetle is glossy, light green, with black spots.
Distribution
editThis species occurs in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.[1]
References
edit- ^ Lanteri, A.A. (1995) Systematic revision of Ericydeus Pascoe (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). Insect Systematics & Evolution 26(4): 393-424, DOI: 10.1163/187631295X00071