Hypomeces rusticus

Hypomeces rusticus is a species of the true weevil family.

Hypomeces rusticus
Hypomeces rusticus from Timor. Mounted specimen
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Curculionidae
Subfamily:	Entiminae
Tribe:	Tanymecini
Subtribe:	Piazomiina
Genus:	Hypomeces
Species:	H. rusticus
Binomial name
Hypomeces rusticus Schoenherr, 1840

Description

Hypomeces rusticus can reach a length of about 15 millimetres (0.59 in). This species has an intense yellow pubescence all over the body. It is a polyphagous weevil feeding on the leaves of a wide variety of plants.

Distribution

This species can be found in East India, Thailand, Laos, Java and Timor.

References

• Carl Joseph Schönherr, Johann Christian Fabricius Genera et species Curculionidum, cum synonyma hujus familiae, Volume 6, Issue 1
• Catalogue of Life
• Wtaxa
• Global Species