Amalactus aterrimus
| Amalactus aterrimus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Superfamily: | Curculionoidea |
| Family: | Curculionidae |
| Genus: | Amalactus |
| Species: | A. aterrimus |
| Binomial name | |
| Amalactus aterrimus Boheman, 1843 | |
Amalactus aterrimus is a species of beetle from the family Curculionidae.[1][2]
Range
South and North America, occurring in Argentina, Suriname, Venezuela, and in Central America.[2]
Body structure
The body is strongly elongated. The elytra have distinct, dense, thick, elongated stippling. The Pronotum is almost round in outline, densely and finely punctated on the sides and smooth in the central part.[2]
The entire body is black and shiny.[2]
References
- ↑ "Amalactus aterrimusBoheman, 1843". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 4 April 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 "Amalactus aterrimus". coleoptera-neotropical.org. Retrieved 2021-08-24.