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Teratopactus vittatus

Teratopactus vittatus

Classification

Class
Insecta

Teratopactus vittatus is a species of broad-nosed weevil in the beetle family Curculionidae. It is endemic to Brazil and is found across the Chacoan and Parana subregions of the Neotropics and has expanded to the Cerrado. The species was originally described as Naupactus vittatus by Mannerheim in 1833 and was transferred to the genus Teratopactus in 2006, based on morphological characteristics, including the structure of the ovipositor and humeri, which align with the diagnostic traits of the genus.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Brazil · 4