Trypodendron signatum

Scientific profile

This curculionid beetle has a compact, rounded body (roundness 0.845) with a head width of 0.73 mm and a pronotum width of 1.27 mm. The elytra measure approximately 2.0 mm in length and 0.75 mm in width. The hindwings span 4.82 mm and have an area of 5.87 mm², giving a wing loading of 0.58 and an aspect ratio of 2.96. Eyes are small (area 0.04 mm²) and the antennae are relatively short. The mandibles are short and stout (length 0.26 mm, proximal width 0.11 mm). Hairiness is sparse dorsally: the head bears a moderate covering (dorsal hairiness 20.1), but the pronotum and dorsal abdomen are hairless. Ventrally the abdomen shows low hairiness (9.7). The overall colour lightness value is 133.6. The species shows no sexual dimorphism in the measured traits.