Macrancylus linearis

Macrancylus linearis
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Curculionidae
Subfamily: Cossoninae
Tribe: Rhyncolini
Genus: Macrancylus
Species: M. linearis
Binomial name
Macrancylus linearis
LeConte, 1876

Macrancylus linearis was a species of terrestrial beetle in family Curculionidae.[1] It was endemic to Hawaii but was also found in Texas, Florida and the West Indies.[2] The insect was found along shorelines, specifically in driftwood.[2]

References

  1. World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1996. Macrancylus linearis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 10 August 2007.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Zimmerman, Elwood C. (20 May 1940). "Synopsis of the Genera of Hawaiian Cossoninae with Notes on Their Origin and Distribution". Occasional Papers of Bernice P. Bishop Museum (Honolulu, Hawaii) XV (25): 285. Retrieved 25 September 2010.