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Madarellus undulatus

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Madarellus undulatus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Curculionidae
Genus: Madarellus
Species:
M. undulatus
Binomial name
Madarellus undulatus
(Say, 1824)

Madarellus undulatus is a species of weevils belonging to the Baridinae subfamily. It is 2.8–4.5 millimetres (0.11–0.18 in) long and have brown coloured head and black or sometimes reddish body. The prothorax is glossy and somewhat punctate with striate elytron. M. undulatus can be found in both Canada (Ontario and Quebec) and in the United States.[1] Larvae feed on poison ivy and Parthenocissus quinquefolia.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Madarellus undulates". American Insects. Retrieved February 18, 2015.
  2. ^ Skvarla, Michael; Fisher, Danielle; Schnepp, Kyle; Dowling, Ashley (2015-12-10). "Terrestrial arthropods of Steel Creek, Buffalo National River, Arkansas. I. Select beetles (Coleoptera: Buprestidae, Carabidae, Cerambycidae, Curculionoidea excluding Scolytinae)". Biodiversity Data Journal. 3 (3). Pensoft Publishers: e6832. doi:10.3897/bdj.3.e6832. ISSN 1314-2828. PMC 4698462. PMID 26752967.
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