Pseudocneorhinus obesus (Roelofs 1873)Adventive    
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Arthropoda   >   Class Insecta   >   Order Coleoptera   >   Family Curculionidae   >   Genus Pseudocneorhinus   

Status:

Native to E Asia (Korea, ne China, Japan, Russian Far East), adventive in our area.

Description:

Similar to P. bifasciatus, but elytra with numerous, longer spiky erect scales (in P. bifasciatus, scales are hair-like, not flattened, inconspicous and distinctly shorter than interval width)

In P. obesus, the elytra are widest behind middle (pear-shaped); in P. bifasciatus, widest at basal third to middle. (BugGuide)

There are 4 records in the project database.

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Pseudocneorhinus obesus in Montgomery Co., Maryland (7/13/2020). (c) Jane Hartman, all rights reserved. Photo by Jane Hartman. (MBP list)

Pseudocneorhinus obesus in Montgomery Co., Maryland (7/13/2020). (c) Jane Hartman, all rights reserved. Photo by Jane Hartman. (MBP list)

Pseudocneorhinus obesus in Montgomery Co., Maryland (7/13/2020). (c) Jane Hartman, all rights reserved. Photo by Jane Hartman. (MBP list)


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