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Mecaspis alternans

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Species of beetle

Mecaspis alternans
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Curculionidae
Genus: Mecaspis
Species: M. alternans
Binomial name
Mecaspis alternans
(Herbst, 1795)
Synonyms
  • Cleonus caesus Gyllenhal, 1834
  • Curculio alternans Herbst, 1795
  • Mecaspis alternans caesus (Gyllenhal) Hoffmann, 1950
  • Mecaspis caesus (Gyllenhal) Hustache, 1926

Mecaspis alternans is a species of cylindrical weevils belonging to the family Curculionidae.

Description

Mecaspis alternans can reach a length of about 13 millimetres (0.51 in) (rostrum excluded). The body is elongate shape, with a dark brown or greyish basic color.

Distribution

This genus is present in most of Europe, in the Near East and in North Africa.

References

Taxon identifiers
Mecaspis alternans


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