Pachyrhynchus smaragdinus

Pachyrhynchus smaragdinus
Museum specimen of Pachyrhynchus smaragdinus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Superfamily: Curculionoidea
Family: Brentidae
Subfamily: Ithycerinae
Genus: Pachyrhynchus
Species: P. smaragdinus
Binomial name
Pachyrhynchus smaragdinus
Behrens, 1871

Pachyrhynchus smaragdinus is a species of primitive weevil in the family Brentidae.

Description

Pachyrhynchus smaragdinus is black, with a regular pattern of pale green spots.

Distribution

This species can be found in Philippines, Leyte island.

References

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