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Alcidodes praeustus

Photo by Scott Frazier
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Field Notes

Habitat:

Found on survey track in equatorial lowland rainforest.

Notes:

Species identification based on personal communication with an expert I contacted. I have found only links with preserved images so far: http://anic.ento.csiro.au/entomid-png/taxon_details.asp?BiotaID=2985 and http://www.bishopmuseum.org/research/natsci/backup/ng/chew/col/CURC019….

Species ID Suggestions

Alcides praeustus Guérin-Méneville

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Scott Frazier
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Comments (11)
Scott Frazier
Genus Alcides was changed to Alcidodes (by Marshall).
Ursula
it looks like eaten corn cob with black growths :) first time i see such felicitous creature. i like it alot! :)
Juan DiTrani
nice weevil, but I like more the second picture
KarenL
Interesting little critter!

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PublishedDecember 11, 2011

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