Callosobruchus gibbicollis

Callosobruchus gibbicollis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Superfamily:	Chrysomeloidea
Family:	Chrysomelidae
Genus:	Callosobruchus
Species:	C. gibbicollis
Binomial name
	Callosobruchus gibbicollis; Borowiec, 1984

Callosobruchus gibbicollis, is a species of leaf beetle found in Sri Lanka.

Description

Body red in color. Body vestiture is white and moderately dense. Antennae, mid legs and hind legs are yellowish red. It is characterized by strongly developed pronotal gibbosity. Pronotum conical. Pygidium is extremely convex and covered with white hairs. Metathorax and mesothorax are blackish. Seutellum quadrate. Elytral suture is brownish. Lateral spots in pronotum and hind femora are brownish.[1]

References

"A new species of Callosobruchus Pic from Ceylon (Coleoptera, Bruchidae)". POLSKIE PISMO BULLETIN ENTOMOLOGIQUE: ENTOlVIOLOGICZNE DE POLOGNE - Tom 54: 303·307 Wroclaw 30 X1984. Retrieved 2021-09-28.

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[1] "A new species of Callosobruchus Pic from Ceylon (Coleoptera, Bruchidae)". POLSKIE PISMO BULLETIN ENTOMOLOGIQUE: ENTOlVIOLOGICZNE DE POLOGNE - Tom 54: 303·307 Wroclaw 30 X1984. Retrieved 2021-09-28.