Compsus canescens
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| Compsus canescens | |
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| Dorsal view of Compsus canescens | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| 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 | |
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 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]