Ptochus pyriformis

Ptochus pyriformis, is a species of weevil found in Sri Lanka.[1]

Ptochus pyriformis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Coleoptera
Suborder:
Phytophaga
Superfamily:
Curculionoidea
Family:
Curculionidae
Genus:
Ptochus
Species:
P. pyriformis
Binomial name
Ptochus pyriformis
Marshall, 1916

Description

This species has a body length is about 3.75 mm. Body pyriform and piceous in color, with uniform dense grey scales. Eyes are subdorsal and moderately convex. Forehead broadly impressed. Rostrum rather broader than long. Antennae ferruginous. Prothorax broader than long, with much narrower apex, whereas the basal margin is shallowly bisinuate. Scutellum distinct and small. Elytra pear-shaped. Elytral striae are shallow punctate and without scales.[2]

References
  1. "Cyphicerini". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2021-08-18.
  2. "THE FAUNA OF BRITISH INDIA, INCLUDING CEYLON AND BURMA: COLEOPTERA. RHYNCHOPHORA :-CURCULIONIDaE" (PDF). faunaofindia. Retrieved 2021-08-15.
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