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Scolytoplatypus
Scolytoplatypus is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Curculionidae. The genus contains about 47 to 50 species worldwide. In Asia, 29 species known, 11 or 12 are known in African continent and 7 species in Madagascar.
Males and females are strongly dimorphic. Male frons distinctly concave as opposed to the convex female frons. Asian species can be easily separated from African counterparts by having sexually dimorphic antennae.
10 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Scolytoplatypus tycon
speciesScolytoplatypus tycon
Scolytoplatypus fasciatus
speciesScolytoplatypus fasciatus
Scolytoplatypus mikado
speciesScolytoplatypus mikado
Scolytoplatypus pubescens
speciesScolytoplatypus pubescens
Scolytoplatypus sinensis
speciesScolytoplatypus sinensis
Scolytoplatypus raja
speciesScolytoplatypus raja
Scolytoplatypus daimio
speciesScolytoplatypus daimio
Scolytoplatypus shogun
speciesScolytoplatypus shogun
Scolytoplatypus kivuensis
speciesScolytoplatypus kivuensis
Scolytoplatypus maculatus
speciesScolytoplatypus maculatus
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 717207.