Kingdom Animalia Suborder Polyphaga Superfamily Tenebrionoidea Scientific name Mycterus curculioides Rank Species | Class Insecta Infraorder Cucujiformia Family Mycteridae Phylum Arthropoda Order Beetle | |
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Similar Mycteridae, Beetle, Gonioctena variabilis, Dixus sphaerocephalus, Clanoptilus elegans | ||
Mycterus curculioides is a species of beetles belonging to the family Mycteridae.
These beetles are present in British Isles, Italy, Greece, Hungary, Portugal, Spain, Southern Russia and in North Africa.
They are dark grey, have thoracic and golden grey elytral pubescence and the head has an extended rostrum. They can be distinguished from Mycterus tibialis and Mycterus umbellatarum by their narrower and longer rostrum. The adults grow up to 7–9 millimetres (0.28–0.35 in) long.
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