Lamprocyphus germari

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Lamprocyphus germari
Curculionidae - Lamprocyphus germari.JPG
Lamprocyphus germari from Brazil
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L. germari
Binomial name
Lamprocyphus germari
(Boheman, 1833)
Synonyms
  • Cyphus germari (Boheman 1833)

Lamprocyphus germari is a species of the true weevil family.

Description[]

Lamprocyphus germari can reach a length of about 23 millimetres (0.91 in). This rare beetle is glossy, light green, with black spots surrounded by coppery scales.

Distribution[]

This species occurs in Brazil.

Etymology[]

The species name honours Ernst Friedrich Germar.

References[]

  1. ^ Revision of the genus Briarius [Fischer de Waldheim] (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). Analia A. Lanteri and María Guadalupe del Río, Insect Systematics & Evolution, 2003, Volume 34, Issue 3, pages 281–294, doi:10.1163/187631203788964755

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