Gymnopholus botanicus (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 botanicus |
| Scientific classification |
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| No rank : | Bilateral symmetrical |
| Subtype : | Tracheo-breathing |
| Infraclass : | Winged insects |
| Treasure : | Fully Transformed Insects |
| Superfamily : | Curculionoid |
| Gender: | Gymnopholus botanicus |
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| International scientific name |
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Gymnopholus botanicus Gressitt, 1966 [1] |
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Content
Medium-sized flightless weevil beetles . Body length 2-3 cm; black ones. The scutellum is approximately the same width and length. Head slightly longer than prothorax. Prothorax is longer than its width. The antennae reach the humeral angles of the pronotum . Second segment of flagellum distinctly longer than first and third. The scapus thickens apically. On pronotum there is a depressed area covered with thin long and often curved hairs (there is a similar coating on the scutellum). Elytra about 4 times as long as wide. Legs are long, hind femur are smooth, finely punctured. Characteristic of tropical rainforests and mountain forests. Adult beetles feed on the leaves of young trees. On the elytra, symbiotic fungi , algae , lichens, and liver mosses were noted. Gimnopholus reticulatus differs from the closely related species in color and more widely spaced pronotum tubercles [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 botanicus in the tribe Eupholini (in the subfamily Entiminae ) [3] .