Attelabus auratus
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia
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Phylum: | Arthropoda
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Class: | Insecta
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Order: | Coleoptera
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Superfamily: | Curculionoidea
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Species: | A. auratus
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Binomial name | |
Attelabus auratus Sharp , 1889
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Attelabus auratus is a species of leaf and bud weevils belonging to the family Attelabidae.
Description[]
Attelabus auratus can reach a length of about 5–6 millimetres (0.20–0.24 in). These weevils have a golden yellow coloration. Surface of thorax is finely rugose, with an angulated impression extending across the middle. Rostrum is quite short.
Distribution[]
This species is present in Central America.
References[]
- Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D. (red.) (2011) Catalogue of Life
- Biologia Centrali-Americana
- Inotaxa
Categories:
- Attelabidae
- Beetles described in 1889
- Weevil stubs