Sipalinus is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Curculionidae.

Sipalinus gigas
Sipalinus gigas granulatus from New Guinea
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Sipalinus

Marshall, 1943
Synonyms
  • Sipalus Schoenherr, 1825 (Preocc.)
  • Hyposipalus Voss, 1940 (Nom. Nud.)
  • Sipalinus Marshall, 1943

Description

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Sipalinus is composed of seven species, five from Africa and two from Eurasia and Australasia. These species are quite large (up to 28 mm.) and robust, the basic colour is brownish, the surface is crusty looking, often heavily tuberculate and elytra are usually mottled with whitish and dark brown. Some species are wood bores, and may occasionally be found in wood used for crates or structural timbers.[1]

List of species and subspecies

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References

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  1. ^ Dennis S. Hill (30 September 2002). Pests of Stored Foodstuffs and their Control. Springer. pp. 239–. ISBN 978-1-4020-0735-4.