Compsus canescens
Species of broad-nosed weevil
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Compsus canescens is a species of broad-nosed weevils in the family Curculionidae.[1] This species is endemic to Colombia,[1] commonly found in Bogotá and surrounding areas.[2]
| Compsus canescens | |
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| Dorsal view of Compsus canescens | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Curculionidae |
| Genus: | Compsus |
| Species: | C. canescens |
| Binomial name | |
| Compsus canescens Boheman, 1840 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Platyomus canescens | |
Taxonomy
Compsus canescens was described for the first time by Carl Henrik Boheman in 1840, page 181, under the genus Platyomus.[3] It belongs to the subfamily Entiminae, tribe Eustylini.
The holotype for Compsus canescens is housed at the Swedish Museum of Natural History (NHRS-JLKB000022893).[4]
Description
The original diagnosis, in Latin, offered by Boheman is as follows:[3]
Oblongus, niger, breviter setulosus, supra squamulis canis lateribus et
subtus argenteis tectus, thorace profunde sat crebre rugoso, dorso
lato profunde lateribus obsoletius longitudinaliter impresso, antice
tenue canaliculato; elytris dorso depressis, sat profunde punctato-
striatis, interstitiis alternis elevatis, carinatis, apice breviter mucronatis.
— Boheman, Genera et species Curculionidum, cum synonymia hujus familae species novae., p. 181
According to this diagnosis, the species can be recognized by the following features: briefly setulose, grey/silver dorsal scales; pronotum depressed medially, coarsely rugose, with lateral longitudinal elevations; elytra dorsally flattened, with moderately marked elytral punctures, with alternate interstriae elevated, apices briefly projected.
Distribution
Oxyderces viridipes is endemic to Colombia.[5] The type locality is 'Nova Granata'[3] and there are plenty of records in iNaturalist from Bogotá and surrounding municipalities.