Protosilvanus granosus

Protosilvanus granosus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Coleoptera
Suborder:
Polyphaga
Superfamily:
Cucujoidea
Family:
Silvanidae
Genus:
Protosilvanus
Species:
P. granosus
Binomial name
Protosilvanus granosus
(Grouvelle, 1897)
Synonyms
  • Silvanus granosus Grouvelle, 1897
  • Silvanus (Protosilvanus) granosus Grouvelle, 1912
  • Protosilvanus granosus Halstead, 1973

Protosilvanus granosus, is a species of silvan flat bark beetle found in India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Philippines and Solomon Islands.[1][2]

Description

Average length of the adult is about 2.3 to 2.9 mm. Body elongate, and dorsally flattened. Dorsum reddish-brown in color, and covered with short pubescence. Antennae moderately long, where the segments 9 and 10 are transverse and without apical spines on sides. Vertex with coarse and dense puncturation. Prothorax elongate.[3]

References

  1. ^ Pal, T. K.; Gupta, T. Sen (1984-01-01). "On Protosilvanus (Coleoptera: Silvanidae) from India". Oriental Insects. pp. 235–249. doi:10.1080/00305316.1984.10432205. Retrieved 2021-07-08.
  2. ^ "A revision of the genus Silvanus Latreille (sl)(Coleoptera: Silvanidae)" (PDF). hbs.bishopmuseum.org. Retrieved 2021-07-07.
  3. ^ "On a collection of Silvanidae (Coleoptera: Cucujoidea) from Arunachal Pradesh, India with two new species and a larva". Rec. zool. Surv. India: 112(Part-4): 61-84,2. Retrieved 2021-07-07.


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