Mycterus curculioides

Mycterus curculioides
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Mycteridae
Genus:	Mycterus
Species:	M. curculioides
Binomial name
Mycterus curculioides (Fabricius, 1781)
Synonyms
Rhinomacer curculionoides Olivier, 1803

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.

External links

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