Compsus canescens is a species of broad-nosed weevils in the family Curculionidae.[1] This species is endemic to Colombia,[1] commonly found in Bogotá and surrounding areas.[2]
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| Dorsal view of Compsus canescens | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Curculionidae |
| Genus: | Compsus |
| Species: | C. canescens
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| Binomial name | |
| Compsus canescens Boheman, 1840
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| Synonyms | |
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Platyomus canescens | |
Taxonomy edit
Compsus canescens was described for the first time by Carl Henrik Boheman in 1840, page 181, under the genus Platyomus.[3] It belongs to the subfamily Entiminae, tribe Eustylini.
The holotype for Compsus canescens is housed at the Swedish Museum of Natural History (NHRS-JLKB000022893).[4]
Description edit
The original diagnosis, in Latin, offered by Boheman is as follows:[3]
Oblongus, niger, breviter setulosus, supra squamulis canis lateribus et
subtus argenteis tectus, thorace profunde sat crebre rugoso, dorso
lato profunde lateribus obsoletius longitudinaliter impresso, antice
tenue canaliculato; elytris dorso depressis, sat profunde punctato-
striatis, interstitiis alternis elevatis, carinatis, apice breviter mucronatis.
— Boheman, Genera et species Curculionidum, cum synonymia hujus familae species novae., p. 181
According to this diagnosis, the species can be recognized by the following features: briefly setulose, grey/silver dorsal scales; pronotum depressed medially, coarsely rugose, with lateral longitudinal elevations; elytra dorsally flattened, with moderately marked elytral punctures, with alternate interstriae elevated, apices briefly projected.
Distribution edit
Oxyderces viridipes is endemic to Colombia.[5] The type locality is 'Nova Granata'[3] and there are plenty of records in iNaturalist from Bogotá and surrounding municipalities.
References edit
- ^ a b Wibmer, G. J.; O’Brien, C. W. (1986). "Annotated checklist of the weevils (Curculionidae sensu lato) of South America (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea)". Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute. 39: 1–563.
- ^ "Compsus canescens". iNaturalist. Archived from the original on 2021-04-12. Retrieved 2021-12-16.
- ^ a b c Schoenherr, C. J.; Boheman, C. H.; Fåhraeus, Olof Immanuel; Gyllenhal, L. (1833). Genera et species Curculionidum, cum synonymia hujus familae species novae. Paris: Roret. p. 474.
- ^ "Search portal fornatural history collections in Sweden". Archived from the original on 2020-07-28.
- ^ Alonso-Zarazaga, M. A.; Lyal, C. H. C. (1999). A world catalogue of families and genera of Curculionoidea (Insecta: Coleoptera) excluding Scolytidae and Platypodidae (PDF). Barcelona, Spain: Entomopraxis. pp. 315 pp.