Ammocleonus hieroglyphicus
(Redirected from Desert weevil)
| Desert weevil | |
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| Museum specimen of Ammocleonus hieroglyphicus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Curculionidae |
| Genus: | Ammocleonus |
| Species: | A. hieroglyphicus
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| Binomial name | |
| Ammocleonus hieroglyphicus (Olivier, 1807)
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Ammocleonus hieroglyphicus, the desert weevil, is a species of cylindrical weevil belonging to the family Curculionidae.
Description
[edit]Ammocleonus hieroglyphicus reaches a length of about 15 millimetres (0.59 in).
Distribution
[edit]This species is widespread in Africa and Asia.
References
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