Sphenophorus piceus

Sphenophorus piceus is a species of palm weevil in the family Curculionidae.

Sphenophorus piceus
Museum specimen of Sphenophorus piceus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Curculionidae
Genus:	Sphenophorus
Species:	S. piceus
Binomial name
Sphenophorus piceus (Pallas 1776)
Synonyms
Curculio piceus Pallas, 1776 Sphenophorus alaiensis Faust, 1887 Sphenophorus eliconensis Vitale, 1906 Sphenophorus nitens Allard, 1870 Sphenophorus rubidus Rey, 1895 Sphenophorus rufus Salazay-Marso, 1957 Sphenophorus opacus (Gyllenhal) Stierlin, 1882 i Sphenophorus striatopunctatus (Goeze) Reitter, 1883 i

Description

Sphenophorus piceus can reach a length of about 15 millimetres (0.59 in).

Distribution and habitat

This species is widespread from the southern part of Central Europe to the Mediterranean and central Asia. These beetles live on marshy meadows, wet pastures, ponds and lakes.

References

• Biolib
• Fauna Europaea
• Encyclopaedia of Life
• Coleoptera Poloniae
• Zipcodezoo