Xenocerus deletus
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Xenocerus deletus from Sumatra. Male and female | |
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Species: | X. deletus
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Xenocerus deletus Pascoe, 1860
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Xenocerus deletus is a species of beetles from the family Anthribidae, also known as fungus weevils.
Description[]
The basic colour is dark brown, with white markings on the head, the pronotum and the elytra. This species exhibits a strong sexual dimorphism, with very different sizes in males and females. The antennae in the males are thread-like and much longer than the body.
Distribution[]
This species can be found in Sumatra, Borneo and Malay Peninsula.
References[]
Categories:
- Anthribidae
- Beetles described in 1860
- Taxa named by Francis Polkinghorne Pascoe
- Weevil stubs