Sciaphobus
| Sciaphobus | |
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| Sciaphobus squalidus in Volgograd, Russia | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Superfamily: | Curculionoidea |
| Family: | Curculionidae |
| Subfamily: | Entiminae |
| Tribe: | Sciaphilini |
| Genus: | Sciaphobus K. Daniel, 1904 |
Sciaphobus is a genus of beetles in the family Curculionidae, the true weevils.
Description
[edit]The shoulders of the elytra are weakly defined. The elytra are strongly convex at the rear and lack erect bristles.[1]
Ecology
[edit]The larvae develop in the soil. Adult beetles are pests, primarily of fruit trees and shrubs.[1]
Species
[edit]Some species within the genus:[2]
- Sciaphobus abbreviatus
- Sciaphobus albanicus
- Sciaphobus angustus
- Sciaphobus balcanicus
- Sciaphobus barbatulus
- Sciaphobus caesius
- Sciaphobus corpulentus
- Sciaphobus curvimanus
- Sciaphobus dorsualis
- Sciaphobus formaneki
- Sciaphobus globipennis
- Sciaphobus heteromorphus
- Sciaphobus megalopsis
- Sciaphobus messutati
- Sciaphobus muelleri
- Sciaphobus ningnidus
- Sciaphobus paliuri
- Sciaphobus pelikani
- Sciaphobus polydrosinus
- Sciaphobus rasus
- Sciaphobus reitteri
- Sciaphobus scheibeli
- Sciaphobus scitulus
- Sciaphobus setosulus
- Sciaphobus smaragdinus
- Sciaphobus squalidus
- Sciaphobus subnudus
- Sciaphobus vittatus