Treptoplatypus solidus

Treptoplatypus solidus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Phytophaga
Superfamily:	Curculionoidea
Family:	Curculionidae
Genus:	Treptoplatypus
Species:	T. solidus
Binomial name
	Treptoplatypus solidus; (Walker, 1859)
Synonyms
	Platypus cordatus von Motschulsky, 1863; Platypus pilifrons Chapuis, 1865; Platypus solidus Walker, 1859; Platypus solidus exilis Chapuis, 1865; Platypus solidus obtusus Chapuis, 1865; Platypus solidus rudis Chapuis, 1865;

Treptoplatypus solidus, is a species of weevil found in Asia and Australia.^[1]

Description[edit]

Body length is about 0.20 mm. Female with pitted area almost V-shaped in outline. There are about 50 pits. The inner process of the pit is slender and small. Male is without any integumentary pits in pronotum. Forecoxal and mesocoxal cavities are mycetangium-shaped.^[2]

References[edit]

^ "Treptoplatypus solidus (Walker, 1859)". www.agric.wa.gov.au. Retrieved 2021-08-26.
^ Nakashima, T. (1975). "Several types of the mycetangia found in platypodid ambrosia beetles (Coleoptera: Platypodidae)". Insecta Matsumura. Retrieved 2021-08-26.

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[1] "Treptoplatypus solidus (Walker, 1859)". www.agric.wa.gov.au. Retrieved 2021-08-26.

[2] Nakashima, T. (1975). "Several types of the mycetangia found in platypodid ambrosia beetles (Coleoptera: Platypodidae)". Insecta Matsumura. Retrieved 2021-08-26.

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