Sipalinus gigas is a species of beetles belonging to the family Curculionidae.
Description Sipalinus gigas can reach a length of . The surface is covered with brownish crusty coating. Beak is moderately arcuate and punctured. Pronotum is longer than wide. Elytra shows dark brown stripes with whitish areas bearing tubercles. These beetles are usually found under bark of dying or felled trees and the larvae live in dead or decaying trees.
Subspecies The species can be divided into the following two subspecies:
Sipalinus gigas gigas (Fabricius, 1775) Sipalinus gigas granulatus (Fabricius, 1801)
Distribution This species can be found in Korea, China, Japan, Himalayas, India and islands of Australasia, from Philippines to New Guinea, Solomon Islands and eastern Australia.
References
Biolib Vaurie, Patricia Weevils of the tribe Sipalini (Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Rhynchophorinae). Part 3, The genus Sipalinus. American Museum novitates; no. 2463 NAKAMURA Katsunori, XINRU LANG Development and survivorship of the japanese giant weevil, Sipalinus gigas (Fabricius) (Coleoptera: Rhynchophoridae), in cut pine bolts
External links Sipalinus gigas on Animal Pictures Archive