Barystethus tropicus
| Barystethus tropicus | |
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| Barystethus tropicus from New Guinea | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Superfamily: | Curculionoidea |
| Family: | Curculionidae |
| Genus: | Barystethus |
| Species: | B. tropicus |
| Binomial name | |
| Barystethus tropicus Pascoe, F.P., 1885 | |
Barystethus tropicus is a species of true weevil, family Curculionidae.[1][2] However, Setliff (2007) lists it as a synonym of Barystethus dispar.[3]
Description
[edit]Barystethus tropicus reaches about 18 millimetres (0.71 in) in length. This species is usually black but it is quite variable in coloration. The body is elliptic, the legs and the rostrum are smooth and glossy, elytra are striated and rostrum is slightly arched.[citation needed]
Distribution
[edit]This species occurs in Papua New Guinea.[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Barystethus tropicus Pascoe, F.P., 1885". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
- ↑ "Barystethus tropicus F.P.Pascoe, 1885". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
- ↑ Setliff, Gregory P. (2007). "Annotated checklist of weevils from the Papuan region (Coleoptera, Curculionoidea)". Zootaxa. 1536 (1): 1–296. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1536.1.1.