A weevil that can be found locally on plants in the Proteaceae family e.g. Banksia, Hakea etc.

At a glance

Habitat Can be found among plants in the Proteaceae family
Size
Origin Native
Distribution Southern Australia
Descriptions
Distribution
Southern Australia
Habitat
Can be found among plants in the Proteaceae family
Size

Identification

Oblong-ovate, black, above gray-underneath silvery-scaly, sprinkled with very short pale bristles. thorax densely wrinkled-granulated, in the middle canaliculated; elytra thinly punctate-striated, the interstices slightly convex
Common Name Weevil Sp.
Aliases No Known Aliases
Origin Native
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Distribution provided by The Atlas of Living Australia

Classification

Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
SubphylumHexapoda
ClassInsecta
SubclassPterygotes
OrderColeoptera
SuborderPolyphaga
SuperfamilyCurculionoidea
FamilyCurculionidae
SubfamilyEntiminae
TribeLeptopiini
GenusProsayleus
SpeciesProsayleus hopei
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Synonyms

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