Episomus pyriformis

Episomus pyriformis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Phytophaga
Superfamily:	Curculionoidea
Family:	Curculionidae
Genus:	Episomus
Species:	E. pyriformis
Binomial name
	Episomus pyriformis; Marshall, 1916

Episomus pyriformis, is a species of weevil found in Sri Lanka.[1]

Description

This species has a body length is about 9.5 to 11.5 mm. Body greyish brown. Margins of elytra are paler. Sometimes there are traces of metallic green scales. Head with a deep narrow furrow. Rostrum broad, and slightly dilated towards apex. Prothorax as long as broad, and cylindrical. Scutellum small and round. Elytra pear-shaped. Legs with uniform pale scales.[2]

References

"Episomus pyriformis Marshall, 1916". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2021-08-17.
"THE FAUNA OF BRITISH INDIA, INCLUDING CEYLON AND BURMA: COLEOPTERA. RHYNCHOPHORA :-CURCULIONIDaE" (PDF). faunaofindia. Retrieved 2021-08-15.

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[1] "Episomus pyriformis Marshall, 1916". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2021-08-17.

[2] "THE FAUNA OF BRITISH INDIA, INCLUDING CEYLON AND BURMA: COLEOPTERA. RHYNCHOPHORA :-CURCULIONIDaE" (PDF). faunaofindia. Retrieved 2021-08-15.