Melanterius maculatus Lea, 1899 (a species of weevil)

Basis for Tasmanian occurrence

Semmens, T.D., McQuillan, P.B. & Hayhurst, G. (1992). Catalogue of the Insects of Tasmania. Government of Tasmania: Department of Primary Industry, 104 pp.

TMAG collections

Classification

Order: Coleoptera

Suborder: Polyphaga

Superfamily: Curculionoidea

Family: Curculionidae

Subfamily: Molytinae

Tribe: Cleogonini

Morphology

Typical length (mm): 4
Flightedness: (not yet documented)

Ecology

(ecology not yet determined)