Elephant Weevil (species: Orthorhinus cylindrirostris) in taxonomy (Gaia Guide)
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Orthorhinus cylindrirostris
Elephant Weevil


©Grahame Bowland: Elephant Weevil (Orthorhinus cylindrirostris)

©Gio Diaz: Elephant Weevil (Orthorhinus cylindrirostris)

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Arthropoda
Class Insecta
Order Coleoptera
Family Curculionidae
Genus Orthorhinus
Species Orthorhinus cylindrirostris
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Distinguishing features

Color and size are extremely variable. Typically there is a tubercle on both sides of the pronotum, both elytron have two tubercles on the 2nd interstices. The 5th interstice has similar tubercle on posterior declivity. A male's antennae are much closer to the apex of the rostrum, they also have longer forelegs than females. The three basal tarsal segments are more expanded in the male than the female. Females are less cylindrical, more coarse and shorter than the males.

Size

  • Up to 2 cm (Length of specimen)

Wingspan

  • Wingspan data is not yet available.

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Distribution


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