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Brachycerus bufo

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Brachycerus bufo
Museum specimen of Brachycerus bufo
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Brachyceridae
Genus: Brachycerus
Species:
B. bufo
Binomial name
Brachycerus bufo
Boheman, 1845

Brachycerus bufo is a species of weevil in the family Curculionidae, subfamily Brachycerinae.

Description

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Brachycerus bufo reaches a length of about 20 millimetres (0.79 in). The body is black, with yellowish spots. The abdomen is rounded. "Bufo", meaning toad, is so named because of the irregular surface of its carapace.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Schoenherr, Carl Johan (1840). Genera et species curculionidum, cum synonymia hujus familiæ. Paris: Roret. p. 657.