Platystomos wallacei
| Platystomos wallacei | |
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| Platystomos wallacei, male and female. Museum specimen | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Superfamily: | Curculionoidea |
| Family: | Anthribidae |
| Genus: | Platystomos |
| Species: | P. wallacei |
| Binomial name | |
| Platystomos wallacei Wolfrum, 1953[1] | |
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Platystomos wallacei is a species of beetle belonging to the family Anthribidae, the fungus weevils.[3]
Description
These fungus weevils have thread-like antennae, that in males are longer than the body.
Distribution
This species can be found in Philippines, Indonesia, New Guinea, Aru Islands and Australia. [1][2][4]
References
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