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Episomus pyriformis

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Episomus pyriformis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Curculionidae
Genus: Episomus
Species:
E. pyriformis
Binomial name
Episomus pyriformis
Marshall, 1916

Episomus pyriformis is a species of weevil found in Sri Lanka.[1]

Description

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This species has a body length is about 9.5 to 11.5 mm. Body greyish brown. Margins of elytra are paler. Sometimes there are traces of metallic green scales. Head with a deep narrow furrow. The rostrum is broad and slightly dilated towards the apex. Prothorax is as long as broad, and cylindrical. Scutellum small and round. Elytra were pear-shaped. Legs with uniform pale scales.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Episomus pyriformis Marshall, 1916". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2021-08-17.
  2. ^ Marshall, Guy A. K (1916). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Coleoptera. Rhynchophora :- Curculionidae (PDF). p. 239.