Sitophilus linearis Herbst 1797 (snout beetle)
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Insecta - Coleoptera - Curculionidae
Alternative combination: Rhynchophorus linearis
Full reference: J. F. W. Herbst. 1797. Natursystem Aller Bekannten in- und Ausländischen Insekten als Eine Fortsezzung der von Büffonschen Naturgeschichte. Der Käfer Siebenter Theil 1-346
Belongs to Sitophilus according to A. A. Legalov et al. 2023
See also Herbst 1797
Sister taxon: Sitophilus punctatissimus
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Zanzibar Copal (Natural History Museum Denmark collection) (Quaternary of Tanzania)
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