Eurhoptus

Eurhoptus is a genus of hidden snout weevils in the family of beetles known as Curculionidae. There are at least eight described species in Eurhoptus.[1][2][3][4]

Eurhoptus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Curculionidae
Subtribe: Tylodina
Genus: Eurhoptus
LeConte, 1876

In 2018, researchers Robert S. Anderson and Michael S. Caterino revised the genus Eurhoptus, resurrecting the species E. curtus and adding five new species, E. aenigmaticus, E. cariniventris, E. imbricatus, E. occidentalis, and E. rileyi.[5]

Species

These species belong to the genus Eurhoptus:[5]

  • Eurhoptus aenigmaticus Anderson & Caterino, 2018
  • Eurhoptus cariniventris Anderson & Caterino, 2018
  • Eurhoptus curtus (Hamilton, 1893) (resurrected name, 2018)
  • Eurhoptus imbricatus Anderson & Caterino, 2018
  • Eurhoptus occidentalis Anderson & Caterino, 2018
  • Eurhoptus pyriformis LeConte, 1876 i c b
  • Eurhoptus rileyi Anderson & Caterino, 2018
  • Eurhoptus sordidus (LeConte, 1876) i cData sources: i = ITIS,[1] c = Catalogue of Life,[2] g = GBIF,[3] b = Bugguide.net[4]

References

  1. "Eurhoptus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
  2. "Browse Eurhoptus". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
  3. "Eurhoptus". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
  4. "Eurhoptus Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
  5. Anderson, Robert S.; Caterino, Michael S. (2018). "A revision of the genus Eurhoptus LeConte, 1876 (Curculionidae, Cryptorhynchinae) of America north of Mexico". ZooKeys. Pensoft (787): 37–80. doi:10.3897/zookeys.787.26948. PMC 6177525. PMID 30310355.

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