Kingdom Animalia Order Coleoptera Infraorder Cucujiformia Phylum Arthropoda Rank Species | Class Insecta Suborder Polyphaga Superfamily Curculionoidea Genus Mecaspis | |
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Similar Leucophyes pedestris, Coniocleonus, Lixinae, Lixus paraplecticus, Cleonus | ||
Mecaspis alternans is a species of cylindrical weevils belonging to the family Curculionidae.
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Description
Mecaspis alternans can reach a length of about 13 millimetres (0.51 in) (rostrum excluded). The body is elongate shape, with a dark brown or greyish basic color.
Distribution
This genus is present in most of Europe, in the Near East and in North Africa.
References
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