Hypomeces rusticus

Hypomeces rusticus
	Hypomeces rusticus from Timor. Mounted specimen
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Curculionidae
Subfamily:	Entiminae
Tribe:	Tanymecini
Subtribe:	Piazomiina
Genus:	Hypomeces
Species:	H. rusticus
Binomial name
	Hypomeces rusticus; Schoenherr, 1840

Hypomeces rusticus is a species of the true weevil family.

Description

Hypomeces rusticus can reach a length of about 15 millimetres (0.59 in). This species has an intense yellow pubescence all over the body. It is a polyphagous weevil feeding on the leaves of a wide variety of plants.

Distribution

This species can be found in East India, Thailand, Laos, Java and Timor.

References

Carl Joseph Schönherr, Johann Christian Fabricius Genera et species Curculionidum, cum synonyma hujus familiae, Volume 6, Issue 1
Catalogue of Life
Wtaxa
Global Species

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