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Attelabus auratus

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Attelabus auratus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Attelabidae
Genus: Attelabus
Species:
A. auratus
Binomial name
Attelabus auratus
Sharp , 1889

Attelabus auratus is a species of leaf and bud weevils belonging to the family Attelabidae.

Description

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Attelabus auratus can reach a length of about 5–6 millimetres (0.20–0.24 in). These weevils have a golden yellow coloration. Surface of thorax is finely rugose, with an angulated impression extending across the middle. Rostrum is quite short.

Distribution

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This species is present in Central America.

References

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