Aclees birmanus

Aclees birmanus, is a species of weevil found in India and Sri Lanka.[1][2]

Aclees birmanus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Coleoptera
Suborder:
Phytophaga
Superfamily:
Curculionoidea
Family:
Curculionidae
Genus:
Aclees
Species:
A. birmanus
Binomial name
Aclees birmanus
J.Faust, 1895

Description

Adult beetle is about 12 to 15 mm. Lateral sides of the prothorax and elytra are covered with a white dust.

Biology

Larval stage is considered as a pest which bores through the wood.[3] It's known to bore the wood of Ficus elastica previously damaged by the longicorn Batocera rubus. Other than that, it is also observed in Artocarpus integrifolius and Ficus religiosa.[4]

References
  1. "Aclees birmanus J.Faust, 1895". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2021-08-12.
  2. "Rüsselkäfer aus Ceylon gesammelt von Dr. W. lloru" (PDF). Deutsche entomologische Zeitschrift - Zobodat. Retrieved 2021-08-08.
  3. Mathew, George (1987-10-01). "Insect borers of commercially important stored timber in the state of Kerala, India". Journal of Stored Products Research. 23 (4): 185–190. doi:10.1016/0022-474X(87)90001-4. Retrieved 2021-08-12.
  4. Mathew, G. (1982). "A survey of beetles damaging commercially. Impotrtant stored timber in Kerala". eprints.icrisat.ac.in. Retrieved 2021-08-12.
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