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| Cerobates tristriatus from Enggano Island | |
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| Species: | C. tristriatus |
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| Cerobates tristriatus Lund, 1800 | |
Cerobates tristriatus is a species of beetles belonging to the family Brentidae.[1]
Description
Cerobates tristriatus can reach a length of about 7 millimetres (0.28 in). Females lay eggs on the surface of decayed bark of sapwood, where the larvae construct radial galleries.[2]
Distribution
This species is widely distributed from Sri Lanka to Australia.[3][4][5]
References
- ↑ Catalogue of life
- ↑ Richard A.B. Leschen,Rolf G. Beutel Morphology and Systematics: Coleoptera, Beetles
- ↑ ITIS
- ↑ E. Zimmerman Australian Weevils (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea) II: Brentidae, Eurhynchidae)
- ↑ Alessandra Sforzi The Straight-snouted Weevils (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea, Brentidae) of Papua Indonesia
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