Ophrythyreocis fasciculatus (a species of weevil)
Basis for Tasmanian occurrence
TMAG collections
Recently (re)described as Xenosacalles irlandikos)
Classification
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Superfamily: Curculionoidea
Family: Curculionidae
Subfamily: Molytinae
Tribe: Cryptorhynchini
Morphology
Typical length (mm): 3.5
Flightedness: (not yet documented)
Taxonomic literature: *Stüben P.E., Clarke J.J.R., Anderson R. & Rosell S. (2024): Xenosacalles gen.n. irlandikos sp.n. (Coleoptera:
Curculionidae: Cryptorhynchinae) – Cuias es? – Weevil News 113: 13 pp.
Ecology
(ecology not yet determined)
