Mecopus tipularis
Description:
Mecopus tipularis
Body length male approx 8mm, female approx 7.3mm; the male has a pair of large spines on the underneath of the pronotum (called pectoral spines) and possesses hirsute fore tarsi; both sexes possess spines on the inner margin of the hind tibiae.
Australia: Queensland, Babinda, Oct 1950.
From PaDIL
Walker, K. (2006) Mecopus weevil (Mecopus tipularis) Updated on 7/19/2006 12:31:54 PM Available online: PaDIL - http://www.padil.gov.au.
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