Metapion squamosum

Metapion squamosum
	Metapion squamosum, Libya
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Brentidae
Genus:	Metapion
Species:	M. squamosum
Binomial name
	Metapion squamosum; (Faust, 1884)
Synonyms
	Apion squamosum Faust, 1884;

Metapion squamosum is a species of weevil in the family Brentidae. The species is generally known from Central Asia in countries such as Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan but also appears in parts of Caucasus region (Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia).^[1] Some sources mention presence in Libya.^[2]

References

^ Alonso-Zarazaga, Miguel; Barrios, Hector; Borovec, Roman; Bouchard, Patrice; et al. (2023). Cooperative Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera Curculionoidea (2nd ed.). Spain: Monografías electrónicas S.E.A. ISBN 978-84-126135-0-6.
^ Ringenbach, J.C. (2024). "Metapion squamosum (Faust, 1884)". Beetles & Rock Art in Libya. Archived from the original on 22 June 2024. Retrieved 22 June 2024.

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[catpalearcticcoleoptera-1] Alonso-Zarazaga, Miguel; Barrios, Hector; Borovec, Roman; Bouchard, Patrice; et al. (2023). Cooperative Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera Curculionoidea (2nd ed.). Spain: Monografías electrónicas S.E.A. ISBN 978-84-126135-0-6.

[metapion-squamosum-libya-2] Ringenbach, J.C. (2024). "Metapion squamosum (Faust, 1884)". Beetles & Rock Art in Libya. Archived from the original on 22 June 2024. Retrieved 22 June 2024.

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