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| Aphrastus | |
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| Aphrastus taeniatus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Superfamily: | Curculionoidea |
| Family: | Curculionidae |
| Subfamily: | Entiminae |
| Tribe: | Phyllobiini |
| Genus: | Aphrastus |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Aphrastus is a genus of broad-nosed weevils in the family Curculionidae. There are about 5 described species in Aphrastus, found in North America and Mexico.[2][3][4]
Species
[edit]These five species belong to the genus Aphrastus:[4]
- Aphrastus angularis Champion, 1911
- Aphrastus griseus (Blatchley, 1916)
- Aphrastus submarginatus (Champion, 1911)
- Aphrastus taeniatus Say, 1831
- Aphrastus unicolor Horn, 1876
References
[edit]- ↑ "ITIS report, Aphrastus". Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ↑ "GBIF, Aphrastus". Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ↑ "BugGuide.net, Aphrastus genus Information". Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- 1 2 "Catalogue of Life, Aphrastus Say, 1831". Retrieved 29 August 2024.
External links
[edit]- Citizen science observations for Aphrastus at iNaturalist
Media related to Aphrastus at Wikimedia Commons
