''Ericydeus viridans'' is a species of the
true weevil
The Curculionidae are a family of weevils, commonly called snout beetles or true weevils. They are one of the largest animal families with 6,800 genera and 83,000 species described worldwide. They are the sister group to the family Brentidae
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family from
Mexico
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Description
''Ericydeus viridans'' can reach a length of about . This beetle is brownish to greenish with faint striping and spotting.
[Lanteri, A.A. (1995) Systematic revision of ''Ericydeus'' Pascoe (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). Insect Systematics & Evolution 26(4): 393-424, DOI: 10.1163/187631295X00071]
References
Entiminae
Beetles described in 1840
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