Brachycerus bufo is a species of weevil in the family Curculionidae, subfamily Brachycerinae.
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| Museum specimen of Brachycerus bufo | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Brachyceridae |
| Genus: | Brachycerus |
| Species: | B. bufo
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| Binomial name | |
| Brachycerus bufo Boheman, 1845
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Description
editBrachycerus bufo reaches a length of about 20 millimetres (0.79 in). The body is black, with yellowish spots. The abdomen is rounded. "Bufo", meaning toad, is so named because of the irregular surface of its carapace.[1]
References
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Wikispecies has information related to Brachycerus bufo.
- ^ Schoenherr, Carl Johan (1840). Genera et species curculionidum, cum synonymia hujus familiæ. Paris: Roret. p. 657.
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