Silvanolomus denticollis

Silvanolomus denticollis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Superfamily:	Cucujoidea
Family:	Silvanidae
Genus:	Silvanolomus
Species:	S. denticollis
Binomial name
	Silvanolomus denticollis; (Reitter, 1876)
Synonyms
	Silvanus denticollis Reitter, 1876; Silvanopsis denticollis Reitter, 1911;

Silvanolomus denticollis, is a species of silvan flat bark beetle native to India (West Bengal, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and Tamil ladu), Sri Lanka, Sumatra and Borneo.^[1]

Description

Average length is about 1.61 to 1.94 mm. The body is elongated, and slightly depressed. There are six large teeth on lateral side of prothorax. Dorsum is blackish or yellowish brown which is covered with short, semi-erect, golden pubescence. Eyes are large with short temple. Puncturation on vertex is coarse and dense. Antenna long and slender with large scape. Prothorax convex and slightly wider. Scutellum slightly large, transverse and pubescent. Elytra long as broad, with wavy lateral margins.^[2]

References

^ "Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae". National Museum, Czech Republic. Retrieved 2021-07-09.
^ "Systematics of Silvanidae (Coleoptera: Clavicornia) from India and some neighbouring areas" (PDF). ir.nbu.ac.in. Retrieved 2021-07-07.

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[1] "Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae". National Museum, Czech Republic. Retrieved 2021-07-09.

[2] "Systematics of Silvanidae (Coleoptera: Clavicornia) from India and some neighbouring areas" (PDF). ir.nbu.ac.in. Retrieved 2021-07-07.

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