Anagotus

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Anagotus
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Ngaio weevil ( Anagotus stephenensis ) on Stephens Island
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Anagotus

Sharp, 1882
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Anagotus is a weevil genus in the tribe Aterpini. [1]

Aterpini is weevil tribe in the subfamily Cyclominae.

Species

Anagotus carinirostris - Anagotus fairburni - Anagotus graniger - Anagotus halli - Anagotus hamiltoni - Anagotus helmsi - Anagotus latirostris - Anagotus lewisi - Anagotus oconnori - A. peelensis - Anagotus rugosus - Anagotus stephenensis - Anagotus turbotti

<i>Anagotus oconnori</i> Species of beetle

Anagotus oconnori or astelia weevil is a large flightless weevil found in New Zealand. It was first collected on Mount Quoin in Wellington from Astelia by Mr A.C. O'Connor after whom this species was named.

<i>Anagotus stephenensis</i> Species of beetle

Anagotus stephenensis, commonly known as the ngaio weevil, is a large flightless weevil that is only found on Stephens Island in New Zealand. The ngaio weevil was discovered in 1916 by A.C. O'Connor on Stephens Island. Thomas Broun described it in 1921 as Phaeophanus oconnori after its collector. The weevils were observed at the time to be 'feeding on tall fescue and the leaves of trees'.

Related Research Articles

Flax weevil Species of beetle

Anagotus fairburni or flax weevil is a large flightless weevil. It feeds on leaves of New Zealand flax species where it produces a characteristic feeding notch. It is found on islands and in alpine areas of New Zealand.

Graham Turbott New Zealand zoologist

Evan Graham Turbott, generally known as Graham Turbott, was a New Zealand ornithologist, zoologist, and museum administrator. He served as director of the Auckland Institute and Museum from 1964 to 1979.

Turbotts weevil Species of beetle

Turbott's weevil is a weevil that is endemic to New Zealand. It has been found on the Hen and Chicken Islands, the Poor Knights Islands and the Three Kings Islands.

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