Episomus figuratus explained

Episomus figuratus is a species of weevil found in Sri Lanka.[1] [2]

Description

This species has a body length is about 11.5 to 16 mm. Body black, where the dorsum covered with dense light or dark brown scales variegated with pale spots. Margins of the thorax and elytra with pale blue, or greenish, or whitish scales. Head with a broad central furrows. Rostrum broad, and roundly dilated towards apex. Scutellum small. Elytra elongate, ovate, with sharply acuminate apex. Legs densely covered with greenish or grey scales. In tibiae, there is a darker median patch.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Episomus figuratus Karsch, 1882 . 2021-08-17 . www.gbif.org . en.
  2. Shanas . S. . Ramamurthy . V. V. . 2009-01-01 . A study on the oriental weevil genus Episomus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) . Oriental Insects . 43 . 1. 77–154 . 10.1080/00305316.2009.10417580. 83673090 .
  3. Book: Marshall, Guy A. K. The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Coleoptera. Rhynchophora :- Curculionidae . 1916. 221–222. 2021-08-15 .