Barystethus tropicus

Barystethus tropicus
Barystethus tropicus from New Guinea
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Curculionidae
Genus:	Barystethus
Species:	B. tropicus
Binomial name
Barystethus tropicus Pascoe, F.P., 1885

Barystethus tropicus is a species of the true weevil family.

Description

Barystethus tropicus reaches about 18 millimetres (0.71 in) in length. This species is usually black but it is quite variable in coloration. The body is elliptic, the legs and the rostrum are smooth and glossy, elytra are striated and rostrum is slightly arched.

Distribution

This species occurs in Papua New Guinea.

References

• Catalogue of life^{[permanent dead link]}
• Encyclopedia of Life
• Curculionidae Wtaxa
• G. P. Setliff Annotated checklist of weevils from the Papuan region (Coleoptera, Curculionoidea)