Silvanoprus longicollis

Silvanoprus longicollis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Coleoptera
Suborder:
Polyphaga
Superfamily:
Cucujoidea
Family:
Silvanidae
Genus:
Silvanoprus
Species:
S. longicollis
Binomial name
Silvanoprus longicollis
(Reitter, 1876)
Synonyms
  • Silvanus longicollis Reitter, 1876
  • Silvanoprus javanicus Grouvelle, 1912[1]

Silvanoprus longicollis, is a species of silvan flat bark beetle found in India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Java, China, Japan, Madagascar and East Africa.[2][3]

Description

Total length is about 2.17 to 2.38 mm. Body elongated, with slightly depressed form. Dorsum is yellowish to blackish brown in color. Body is covered with short, semi-erect, golden pubescence. Ocellate punctures are common on head and prothorax.[4] Antennal scape is large and robust. The antennal joints 2-8 are markedly narrower than scape. Coarse puncturation on pronotum uniform throughout. Anterior spine is projected forward with a pointed tip. Eyes are small and coarsely faceted. Temple is long. Prothorax convex, and elongated. Scutellum moderately large and transverse. Elytra is very long and broad with wavy side margins and slightly explanate.[5]

References

  1. ^ Halstead, D.G.H. (June 1993). "Keys for the identification of beetles associated with stored products—II. Laemophloeidae, Passandridae and Silvanidae". Journal of Stored Products Research. 29 (2): 99–197. doi:10.1016/0022-474X(93)90030-8. Retrieved 2021-07-09.
  2. ^ Steel, W. O.; Howe, R. W. (2009-03-18). "A New Species of Laemophloeus (Col.: Cucujidae) Associated with Stored Products". Proceedings of the Royal Entomological Society of London. Series B, Taxonomy. 21 (5–6): 86–88. doi:10.1111/j.1365-3113.1952.tb01057.x. Retrieved 2021-07-09.
  3. ^ Lefkovitch, L. P. (2009-03-18). "A New Synonym of Cryptolestes Turcicus (Grouvelle) (Coleoptera: Cucujidae) with Additional Distributional Records". Proceedings of the Royal Entomological Society of London. Series B, Taxonomy. 31 (5–6): 71–72. doi:10.1111/j.1365-3113.1962.tb01186.x. Retrieved 2021-07-09.
  4. ^ "Silvanidae (Coleoptera: Clavicornia) from Southern India and Srilanka in Museum D'Histoire Naturelle De Genève". !lee. zool. Surv. India, 81 (3 & 4) : 339-356, 1984. Retrieved 2021-07-07.
  5. ^ "Genus Silvanoprus reittr" (PDF). ir.nbu.ac.in. Retrieved 2021-07-07.


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