Lamprocyphus germari
| Lamprocyphus germari | |
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| Lamprocyphus germari from Brazil | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Curculionidae |
| Subfamily: | Entiminae |
| Tribe: | Naupactini[1] |
| Genus: | Lamprocyphus |
| Species: | L. germari |
| Binomial name | |
| Lamprocyphus germari (Boheman, 1833) | |
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Lamprocyphus germari is a species of the true weevil family.
Description
Lamprocyphus germari can reach a length of about 23 millimetres (0.91 in). This rare beetle is glossy, light green, with black spots surrounded by coppery scales.
Distribution
This species occurs in Brazil.
Etymology
The species name honours Ernst Friedrich Germar.
References
- ↑ Revision of the genus Briarius [Fischer de Waldheim] (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). Analia A. Lanteri and María Guadalupe del Río, Insect Systematics & Evolution, 2003, Volume 34, Issue 3, pages 281–294, doi:10.1163/187631203788964755
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