Ottistirodes

Ottistirodes
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Superfamily:	Curculionoidea
Family:	Curculionidae
Subfamily:	Entiminae
Tribe:	Ottistirini
Genus:	Ottistirodes; Oberprieler R.G. & Zimmerman, 2020
Species:	O. murinus
Binomial name
	Ottistirodes murinus; (Lea, 1930)
Synonyms
	Eutinophaea murina Lea, 1930;

Ottistirodes is a genus of beetle of the family Curculionidae. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species, Ottistirodes murinus, which is found in northern Australia.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 5–7 mm (0.20–0.28 in). They are black, with parts of the antennae and part of the legs obscurely reddish. They are densely clothed with mouse-coloured scales, changing to whitish on the underside.

References

↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved June 5, 2026.
↑ Yunakov, N. (2026). "Ottistirodes murinus at Catalogue of Life". World Entiminae Database (version May 2026). In O. Bánki, Y. Roskov, M. Döring, G. Ower, D. R. Hernández Robles, C. A. Plata Corredor, T. Stjernegaard Jeppesen, A. Örn, T. Pape, D. Hobern, S. Garnett, H. Little, R. E. DeWalt, J. Miller, T. Orrell, R. Aalbu, J. Abbott, C. Abreu, A. Acero P, et al., Catalogue of Life (2026-05-15 XR). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Catalogue of Life Foundation. Retrieved June 5, 2026.
1 2 Lea, A. M. (1930). "Descriptions of new species of Australian Coleoptera XXI". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 55: 451-467. Retrieved June 5, 2026.

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[:1-2] Yunakov, N. (2026). "Ottistirodes murinus at Catalogue of Life". World Entiminae Database (version May 2026). In O. Bánki, Y. Roskov, M. Döring, G. Ower, D. R. Hernández Robles, C. A. Plata Corredor, T. Stjernegaard Jeppesen, A. Örn, T. Pape, D. Hobern, S. Garnett, H. Little, R. E. DeWalt, J. Miller, T. Orrell, R. Aalbu, J. Abbott, C. Abreu, A. Acero P, et al., Catalogue of Life (2026-05-15 XR). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Catalogue of Life Foundation. Retrieved June 5, 2026.

[:2-3] 1 2 Lea, A. M. (1930). "Descriptions of new species of Australian Coleoptera XXI". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 55: 451-467. Retrieved June 5, 2026.