Aclees birmanus

Aclees birmanus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Superfamily: Curculionoidea
Family: Curculionidae
Genus: Aclees
Species:
A. birmanus
Binomial name
Aclees birmanus
J.Faust, 1895

Aclees birmanus is a species of weevil found in India and Sri Lanka.

Description

Adult beetle is about 12 to 15 mm.

Biology

Larval stage is considered as a pest which bores through the wood. It's known to bore the wood of Ficus elastica previously damaged by the longicorn Batocera rubus. Other than that, it is also observed in Artocarpus integrifolius and Ficus religiosa.

References

  1. ↑ "Aclees birmanus J.Faust, 1895". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2021-08-12.
  2. ↑ "Rüsselkäfer aus Ceylon gesammelt von Dr. W. lloru" (PDF). Deutsche entomologische Zeitschrift - Zobodat. Retrieved 2021-08-08.
  3. ↑ Mathew, George (1987-10-01). "Insect borers of commercially important stored timber in the state of Kerala, India". Journal of Stored Products Research. 23 (4): 185–190. doi:10.1016/0022-474X(87)90001-4. Retrieved 2021-08-12.
  4. ↑ Mathew, G. (1982). "A survey of beetles damaging commercially. Impotrtant stored timber in Kerala". eprints.icrisat.ac.in. Retrieved 2021-08-12.