Pachytychius haematocephalus

Pachytychius haematocephalus, the gilkicker weevil, is a species of true weevil in the family of beetles known as Curculionidae.[1][2][3] It is found in North America,[1] and in the area from whence its name derives, Fort Gilkicker, in Gosport, Hampshire, UK.[4]

Pachytychius haematocephalus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Curculionidae
Subfamily: Curculioninae
Genus: Pachytychius
Species:
P. haematocephalus
Binomial name
Pachytychius haematocephalus
(Gyllenhal, 1836)

References
  1. "Pachytychius haematocephalus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-26.
  2. "Pachytychius haematocephalus species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-26.
  3. "Pachytychius haematocephalus Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-26.
  4. "The weevil lives on after all". portsmouth.co.uk. 14 February 2003. Retrieved 13 December 2018.

Further reading
  • Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2013). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 7: Curculionoidea I. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-26093-1.
  • Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2013). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 8: Curculionoidea II. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-25916-4.


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