Sipalinus gigas is a species of beetles belonging to the family Curculionidae. Sipalinus gigas can reach a length of 12–30 millimetres (0.47–1.18 in). 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.

Sipalinus is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Curculionidae. Sipalinus is composed of seven species, five from Africa and two from Eurasia and Australasia.

Nov 3, 2020 · Sipalus gigas is the main pine-hole borer of Pinus. The length of the complete mitochondria genome of S. gigas was 17,120 bp with 33.6% GC content, there were 35 genes including 13 protein-coding genes (CDS), 20 transfer RNA genes (tRNAs), and two ribosomal RNA genes (rRNAs). This stud …

Sipalus gigas is the main pine-hole borer of Pinus. The length of the complete mitochondria genome of S. gigas was 17,120bp with 33.6% GC content, there were 35 genes including 13 protein-coding genes (CDS), 20 transfer RNA genes …

Nov 3, 2020 · The complete mitochondrial genome of S. gigas will provide useful genetic information to better understand the genetic evolution in Sipalus, as well as in Curculionidae and other insects of Coleoptera.

Sipalinus gigas is a species of beetles belonging to the family Curculionidae. Sipalinus gigas can reach a length of 12 -. 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.

"In the present revision of the genus Sipalinus of the Old World, five species from Africa and two from Eurasia and Australasia are recognized as valid. Included is a new species, yunnanensis, from Likiang, Yunnan, China.

This is the interpretation of the species as published in Catalogue of Life.

Sipalus Name Homonyms Sipalus Fischer von Waldheim, 1813 Sipalus C.J.Schoenherr, 1825 Bibliographic References. Alonso-Zarazaga, Miguel A., and Christopher H. C. Lyal, 1999: null. A World Catalogue of Families and Genera of Curculionoidea (Insecta: Coleoptera) (Excepting Scotylidae and Platypodidae). 315.

Abstract Sipalus gigas is the main pine-hole borer of Pinus. The length of the complete mitochondria genome of S. gigas was 17,120 bp with 33.6% GC content, there were 35 genes including 13 protein-coding genes (CDS), 20 transfer RNA genes (tRNAs), and two ribosomal RNA genes (rRNAs).