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Elongated Bean Weevil
Lixus pulverulentus
Lixus pulverulentus is a species of weevil belonging to the family Curculionidae. It is commonly known as the elongated bean weevil. The species was scientifically described in 1763 by Giovanni Antonio Scopoli as Curculio pulverulentus Scopoli, 1763.
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Description
Lixus pulverulentus can reach a body length of about 10.5–17.5 mm (0.41–0.69 in). These rather long weevils have a narrow, elongated body. The conically shaped pronotum is hardly granular. They are dusted yellowish to brownish.
Range & habitat
This widespread, but quite rare species can be found in southern and central Europe (including the Iberian Peninsula), from Iran to Asia Minor and in the Mediterranean Basin, including North Africa and the Middle East Hastings Country Park produced the last British records of this species and it is now considered to no longer breed in Britain.
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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 470356.