Peltophorus polymitus
| Peltophorus polymitus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Curculionidae |
| Genus: | Peltophorus |
| Species: | P. polymitus |
| Binomial name | |
| Peltophorus polymitus Boheman, 1845 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Peltophorus polymitus is a species of true weevil in the beetle family Curculionidae.[1][2][3] It is found in North America.[1] Both adults and larvae are pests of agave plants, feeding on leaves and needles. [4]
Subspecies
These two subspecies belong to the species Peltophorus polymitus:
- Peltophorus polymitus seminiveus b
- Peltophorus polymitus suffusus b
Data sources: i = ITIS,[1] c = Catalogue of Life,[2] g = GBIF,[5] b = Bugguide.net[3]
References
- ^ a b c d "Peltophorus polymitus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
- ^ a b "Peltophorus polymitus species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
- ^ a b "Peltophorus polymitus Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
- ^ Reyes-Muñoz, Jesús Lumar; Correa-Ramírez, Miguel Mauricio; Zamora-Gutierrez, Veronica; Sánchez-Alfaro, María Fernanda; Uribe-Ordóñez, Luis Antonio; Niño-Maldonado, Santiago (31 March 2020). "Distributional Extension of Peltophorus polymitus (Boheman 1845)1 at Durango, Mexico". Southwestern Entomologist. 45 (1): 169. doi:10.3958/059.045.0118. S2CID 214718656.
- ^ "GBIF". Retrieved 2018-05-05.
Further reading