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Protosilvanus granosus

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Species of beetle

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.

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.

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.
Taxon identifiers
Protosilvanus granosus


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