Amphorygma ceylonensis

Amphorygma ceylonensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Phytophaga
Superfamily:	Curculionoidea
Family:	Curculionidae
Genus:	Amphorygma
Species:	A. ceylonensis
Binomial name
	Amphorygma ceylonensis; Marshall, 1916

Amphorygma ceylonensis, is a species of weevil found in Sri Lanka.[1][2]

Description

This species has a body length is about 2.5 mm. Body black, with dense brownish grey scales. Forehead more convex. Rostrum distinctly broader than long. Antennae with longer and more slender funicle as well as pointed club. Prothorax broader than long, with more strongly rounded sides. Elytra much less rounded at the base, and almost truncate.[3]

References

"Amphorygma ceylonensis Marshall, 1916". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2021-08-18.
"Amphorygma ceylonensis". ukrbin.com. Retrieved 2021-08-18.
"THE FAUNA OF BRITISH INDIA, INCLUDING CEYLON AND BURMA: COLEOPTERA. RHYNCHOPHORA :-CURCULIONIDaE" (PDF). faunaofindia. Retrieved 2021-08-15.

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[1] "Amphorygma ceylonensis Marshall, 1916". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2021-08-18.

[2] "Amphorygma ceylonensis". ukrbin.com. Retrieved 2021-08-18.

[3] "THE FAUNA OF BRITISH INDIA, INCLUDING CEYLON AND BURMA: COLEOPTERA. RHYNCHOPHORA :-CURCULIONIDaE" (PDF). faunaofindia. Retrieved 2021-08-15.