Sympiezomias kraatzi, is a species of weevil found in Sri Lanka.[1][2]

Sympiezomias kraatzi
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Curculionidae
Genus: Sympiezomias
Species:
S. kraatzi
Binomial name
Sympiezomias kraatzi
Heller, 1901

Description

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This species has a body length is about 7 mm. Body black. Head and prothorax with small sparse brownish grey scales. Head rugosely punctate and somewhat striolate. Forehead unusually flattened. Antennae reddish brown. There is a broad lateral stripe of large greenish-yellow scales on pronotum. Prothorax longer than broad, with very strongly rounded sides. Elytra with dense brownish-grey scales. Ventrum with thin greyish scales. Elytra, subtruncate at the base. Legs reddish brown. Corbels in hind legs clothed with long dense golden setae.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Sympiezomias kraatzi Heller, 1901". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  2. ^ Ramamurthy, V. V.; Ayri, Shaloo (11 February 2010). "Revision of the genus Indomias Marshall (Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Entiminae, Tanymecini) from India". Zootaxa. 2357: 1–49–1–49. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.2357.1.1. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  3. ^ "THE FAUNA OF BRITISH INDIA, INCLUDING CEYLON AND BURMA: COLEOPTERA. RHYNCHOPHORA :-CURCULIONIDaE" (PDF). faunaofindia. Retrieved 15 August 2021.