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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Cucujiformia » Curculionoidea » Fungus Weevils (Anthribidae) » Anthribinae » Piesocorynini » Brachycorynus » Brachycorynus hirsutus

Species Brachycorynus hirsutus

Classification · Explanation of Names · Numbers · Size · Identification · Range · Season · Remarks · Print References · Works Cited
Brachycorynus hirsutus Valentine - Brachycorynus hirsutus
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Polyphaga
No Taxon (Series Cucujiformia)
Superfamily Curculionoidea
Family Anthribidae (Fungus Weevils)
Subfamily Anthribinae
Tribe Piesocorynini
Genus Brachycorynus
Species hirsutus (Brachycorynus hirsutus)
Explanation of Names
Brachycorynus hirsutus Valentine, 1998
Numbers
3 spp. n. of Mex. (1)
Size
Length (head excluded) 3.2-3.8 mm, additional variation expected (2)
Identification
The only described species with long, semi-erect setae on the body. (2)
Range
Known Range: Bentsen-Rio Grande State Park, Mission, Hidalgo Co., Texas (2)
Season
Summary of compiled Texas collecting events by month:
April (5), October (2) (2), (plus pic posted here)
Remarks
Holotype: "Texas, Hidalgo Co., Bentsen-Rio Grande State Park, 19-iv-1974." (2)
Print References
Valentine, B.D. 1998. A review of Nearctic and some related Anthribidae (Coleoptera). Insecta Mundi 12(3-4): 251-296. (Full PDF)
Works Cited
1.American Beetles, Volume II: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea
Arnett, R.H., Jr., M. C. Thomas, P. E. Skelley and J. H. Frank. (eds.). 2002. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, FL.
2.A review of Nearctic and some related Anthribidae (Coleoptera)
Valentine B.D. 1998. Insecta Mundi 12: 251‒296.
Contributed by Mike Quinn on 18 September, 2009 - 6:39pm
Last updated 9 December, 2022 - 2:06pm

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