''Entimus splendidus'' is a species of broad-nosed

weevil Weevils are beetles belonging to the superfamily Curculionoidea, known for their elongated snouts. They are usually small, less than in length, and herbivorous. Approximately 97,000 species of weevils are known. They belong to several families, ...

s belonging to the family true weevil and the

Entiminae The Entiminae are a large subfamily in the weevil family Curculionidae, containing most of the short-nosed weevils, including such genera as '' Entimus'', '' Otiorhynchus'', '' Phyllobius'', '' Sitona'', and '' Pachyrrhynchus''. In comparison ...

subfamily.

Description

''Entimus splendidus'' can reach a length of about . The basic colour is black. Elytra are strongly convex and laterally compressed, punctured with longitudinal rows of brilliant golden-green dots.

Distribution

This rare species can be found in

Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

References

Biolib

Universal biological Indexer

Global species
* Juan J Morrone
The Neotropical Weevil Genus Entimus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Entiminae ): Cladistics, Biogeography, and Modes of Speciation
Society (2002) - Volume: 56, Issue: 4, Publisher: BioOne, Pages: 501-513 * Juan J Morrone
The species of Entiminae ranged in America South of United States

External links

Worldfieldguide
splendidus Entiminae Beetles described in 1792 {{Entiminae-stub