Lamprocyphus germari

Lamprocyphus germari
	Lamprocyphus germari from Brazil
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Curculionidae
Subfamily:	Entiminae
Tribe:	Naupactini[1]
Genus:	Lamprocyphus
Species:	L. germari
Binomial name
	Lamprocyphus germari; (Boheman, 1833)
Synonyms
	Cyphus germari (Boheman 1833);

Lamprocyphus germari is a species of the true weevil family.

Description

Lamprocyphus germari can reach a length of about 23 millimetres (0.91 in). This rare beetle is glossy, light green, with black spots surrounded by coppery scales.

Distribution

This species occurs in Brazil.

Etymology

The species name honours Ernst Friedrich Germar.

References

Revision of the genus Briarius [Fischer de Waldheim] (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). Analia A. Lanteri and María Guadalupe del Río, Insect Systematics & Evolution, 2003, Volume 34, Issue 3, pages 281–294, doi:10.1163/187631203788964755

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[1] Revision of the genus Briarius [Fischer de Waldheim] (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). Analia A. Lanteri and María Guadalupe del Río, Insect Systematics & Evolution, 2003, Volume 34, Issue 3, pages 281–294, doi:10.1163/187631203788964755