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Field Notes

Description:

ID needed.

A weevil of just under 30mm in length, with extraordinarily long antennae.

Found in Tangjung Bungah, Penang, Malaysia.

Habitat:

Probably secondary forest in Penang, Malaysia. Tropical.

Notes:

ID needed.

Species ID Suggestions

Fungus weevil

Anthribidae sp., Mecocerini tribe
thaptor
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Comments (3)
thaptor
Yes, may be Acanthothorax sp. (= Mecocerus, synonym). A few similar genera exist, can't tell apart here. All have in common, that males have much longer antennae than females.
bayucca
Curculionoidea, Anthribidae, Fungus Weevil. Yours is a Long-legged Fungus Beetle. Might be from the genus Mecocerus. But I am not sure. http://2nd.geocities.jp/higenagazoumushi2/toshio/anthribidae/homepageanthribidae/Mectropis11.jpg http://2nd.geocities.jp/higenagazoumushi2/toshio/anthribidae/homepageanthribidae/OrientalAnth6.html http://www.thebugmaniac.com/index.cfm/page:shop/shopaction:viewshop/shopcategory:154/products_pagenum:1/shopproduct:6067 http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/adv/chuo/dy/education/20100930.html https://www.flickr.com/photos/77995220@N00/15314163747 https://www.flickr.com/photos/77995220@N00/15528903931 https://www.flickr.com/photos/anthonywg/9584535368/in/set-72157636619937086 Maybe female and males have different length of the antennae? If yes, yours could be the same one as this: https://www.flickr.com/photos/anthonywg/9581728533/in/set-72157636619937086
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PublishedMarch 25, 2015

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