Poropterus gemmifer

Poropterus gemmifer
Poropterus gemmifer from New Guinea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Curculionidae
Subfamily: Molytinae
Tribe: Cryptorhynchini
Subtribe: Tylodina
Genus: Poropterus
Species: P. gemmifer
Binomial name
Poropterus gemmifer
Pascoe, 1885

Poropterus gemmifer is a species of true weevil family.

Description

The basic colour is black or brown. The elytra and the pronotum are covered by small glossy tubercles.

Distribution

This species can be found in New Guinea.

References

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