Eupholus schoenherrii

Eupholus schoenherri
Eupholus schoenherri schoenherri from Bulolo, New Guinea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Curculionidae
Subfamily:	Entiminae
Genus:	Eupholus
Species:	E. schoenherri
Binomial name
Eupholus schoenherri (Guérin-Méneville, 1838)
Synonyms
Eupholus celebesus Eupholus desmaresti Eupholus salawattensis Eupholus latreillei Eupholus guerini Eupholus schoenherrii v. arfaki and see text

Eupholus schoenherri is a species of beetle belonging to the family Curculionidae. Eupholus petitii is sometimes included here as a subspecies.

Description[]

Eupholus schoenherri can reach a length of about 25–31 millimetres (0.98–1.22 in). The basic colour of this species is quite variable. Usually it is metallic blue-green, with some transversal black bands along the elytra. The legs are bright blue. The blue-green colour derives from very small scales. The top of rostrum and the end of the antennae are black.

Distribution[]

This species can be found in New Guinea

Etymology[]

The species name honours the Swedish entomologist Carl Johan Schönherr.

References[]

• Universal Biological Indexer
• Eupholus shoenherri^{[permanent dead link]}