Gymnopholus vegetatus (lat.) Is a species of small weevil beetles of the genus Gymnopholus from the subfamily Entiminae of the family Curculionidae ( Eupholini , Coleoptera ). Endemic to New Guinea [1] [2] .
| Gymnopholus vegetatus |
|---|
|
| {{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{| 1}} | 1}} | 1}} | 1}} | 1}} | 1}} | 1}} | 1}} | 1}} | 1}} | 1}} | 1}} | 1}} | 1}} | 1 }} | 1}} | 1}} | 1}} | 1}} | 1}} | 4}} : | Animals |
| No rank : | Bilateral symmetrical |
| Subtype : | Tracheo-breathing |
| Infraclass : | Winged insects |
| Treasure : | Fully Transformed Insects |
| Superfamily : | Curculionoid |
| Gender: | Gymnopholus vegetatus |
|
|
Gymnopholus vegetatus Gressitt, 1966 [1] |
|
They are found on the island of New Guinea at altitudes above 2 km, including in alpine meadows on Mount Mt Michael (3160 m, Eastern Highlands, NE New Guinea) [1] .
Medium-sized flightless weevil beetles . Body length about 3 cm; black ones. Small scutellum. Prothorax is approximately the same width and length. The antennae reach the bases of the elytra. Elytra slightly wider in the middle. Characteristic of tropical rainforests and mountain forests. Adult beetles feed on the leaves of young trees. Symbiotic fungi are marked on the elytra. Gimnopholus reticulatus differs from the closely related species by more widely spread protrusions on the pronotum [1] .
The species was first described in 1966 and included in the subgenus Symbiopholus Gressitt, 1966 by the American entomologist Linsley Gressitt ( J. Linsley Gressitt ; Honolulu , Hawaii , USA ; 1914-1982) [1] . Most authors include the species Gymnopholus vegetatus in the tribe Eupholini (in the subfamily Entiminae ) [3] .