''Xenocerus enganensis'' is a species of beetles from the family

Anthribidae Anthribidae is a family of beetle Beetles are insects that form the Taxonomic rank, order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Holometabola. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other i ...

, also known as fungus weevils.

Description

''Xenocerus enganensis'' can reach a body length of about 13 mm. The basic colour is brown, with white markings on the head, the pronotum and the elytra. This species exhibits a strong sexual dimorphism, with very different sizes in males and females. The antennae in the males are thread-like and much longer than the body.

Distribution

This species can be found in

Enggano Island Enggano Island (''Pulau Enggano'') is about southwest of Sumatra, Indonesia. It is one of the 92 officially listed outlying islands of Indonesia, though it can also be considered a barrier island of Sumatra. Geography Enggano (from Portugue ...

References

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Global species
Anthribidae Beetles described in 1897 {{Anthribidae-stub