Roptoperus fuligineus Lea, 1913 (a species of weevil)

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

Typical length (mm): 4.8
Flightedness: (not yet documented)

Source literature on morphology and taxonomy (*primary taxonomic source, where identified):
*Lea, A.M. (1913). Descriptions of Australian Curculionidae, with notes on previously described species. Part X1. Trans. Roy. Soc. S. Aust. 37: 301-445.

Assumed larval feeding: wood-feeder
Association with dead wood or old trees: obligately saproxylic

Collection method(s) for TMAG material: — Hand collection (substrate not specified).