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Small black weevils with two bright whitish streaks on the elytra, about 7 mm long. They were on the base of a dark woody plant (last picture), I moved them to other substrates for some pictures. Family Cuculionidae, Subfamily Baridinae.
Heavy shrubbery along the highway between San Cristobal de Las Casas and Tuxtla Gutierrez, km 11.5, 865 meters.
Spotted on Dec 26, 2013
Submitted on Jan 3, 2014
2 Comments
Thanks Cindy. I think they are adorable :)
What impressive looking weevils!