Cerobates tristriatus

Cerobates tristriatus is a species of beetles belonging to the family Brentidae.[1]

Cerobates tristriatus
Cerobates tristriatus from Enggano Island
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Coleoptera
Suborder:
Polyphaga
Superfamily:
Curculionoidea
Family:
Brentidae
Genus:
Cerobates
Species:
C. tristriatus
Binomial name
Cerobates tristriatus
Lund, 1800

Description

Cerobates tristriatus can reach a length of about 7 millimetres (0.28 in). Females lay eggs on the surface of decayed bark of sapwood, where the larvae construct radial galleries.[2]

Distribution

This species is widely distributed from Sri Lanka to Australia.[3][4][5]

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References
  1. Catalogue of life
  2. Richard A.B. Leschen,Rolf G. Beutel Morphology and Systematics: Coleoptera, Beetles
  3. ITIS
  4. E. Zimmerman Australian Weevils (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea) II: Brentidae, Eurhynchidae)
  5. Alessandra Sforzi The Straight-snouted Weevils (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea, Brentidae) of Papua Indonesia


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