Brachycerus bufo
Brachycerus bufo is a species of weevil in the family Curculionidae, subfamily Brachycerinae.
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| Species: | B. bufo |
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| Brachycerus bufo Germar | |
Description
Brachycerus bufo reaches a length of about 20 millimetres (0.79 in). The body is black, with yellowish spots. The abdomen is rounded. "Bufo," meaning toad, is so named because of the irregular surface of its carapace.[1]
References
- Schoenherr, Carl Johan (1840). Genera et species curculionidum, cum synonymia hujus familiæ. Paris: Roret. p. 657.
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