Sphenophorus piceus

Sphenophorus piceus
	Museum specimen of Sphenophorus piceus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Superfamily:	Curculionoidea
Family:	Curculionidae
Subfamily:	Rhynchophorinae
Genus:	Sphenophorus
Species:	S. piceus
Binomial name
	Sphenophorus piceus; (Pallas 1776)
Synonyms
	Curculio piceus Pallas, 1776; Sphenophorus alaiensis Faust, 1887; Sphenophorus eliconensis Vitale, 1906; Sphenophorus nitens Allard, 1870; Sphenophorus rubidus Rey, 1895; Sphenophorus rufus Salazay-Marso, 1957; Sphenophorus opacus (Gyllenhal) Stierlin, 1882 i; Sphenophorus striatopunctatus (Goeze) Reitter, 1883 i;

Sphenophorus piceus is a species of palm weevils in the family Curculionidae.

Description[edit]

Sphenophorus piceus can reach a length of about 15 millimetres (0.59 in).

Distribution and habitat[edit]

This species is widespread from the southern part of Central Europe to the Mediterranean and central Asia. These beetles live on marshy meadows, wet pastures, ponds and lakes.

References[edit]

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