Mycterus curculioides
| Mycterus curculioides | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Superfamily: | Tenebrionoidea |
| Family: | Mycteridae |
| Genus: | Mycterus |
| Species: | M. curculioides |
| Binomial name | |
| Mycterus curculioides (Fabricius, 1781) | |
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Mycterus curculioides is a species of beetles belonging to the family Mycteridae.
These beetles are present in British Isles, Italy, Greece, Hungary, Portugal, Spain, Southern Russia and in North Africa.
Mycterus curculioides – lateral view
They are dark grey, have thoracic and golden grey elytral pubescence and the head has an extended rostrum. They can be distinguished from Mycterus tibialis and Mycterus umbellatarum by their narrower and longer rostrum. The adults grow up to 7–9 millimetres (0.28–0.35 in) long.
References
- Iablokoff-Khnzorian, S. M. - 1985 - Les Pythidae palearctiques - Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift, 32(1-3): 193-229
- Vazquez, X. A. - 1993 - Coleoptera: Oedemeridae, Pyrochroidae, Pythidae, Mycteridae - In: Fauna Iberica, vol. 5. Ramos & al. (eds.). Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales, CSIC, Madrid, X + 181 pp.
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