Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Curculionidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Coleoptera Subfamily Cryptorhynchinae | |
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Asytesta doriae is a species of beetles belonging to the family Curculionidae.
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Taxonomy
Asytesta is now considered a senior synonym of Zygara and Zygara doriae is returned to its original combination with Asytesta.
Etymology
The Latin species name doriae has been dedicated to the Italian naturalist Giacomo Doria by the German entomologist Theodor Franz Wilhelm Kirsch.
Distribution
This species is present in Papua New Guinea, Yule Island.
Description
Asytesta doriae can reach a length of 3.4–4.6 millimetres (0.13–0.18 in). Body is sub-globular, more longer than broad, with a deep basal row of puncture on the elytra, a serrate prefemoral tooth and light reddish-brown antennae and tarsi.
References
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