Anthonomus pedicularius

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Lice Weevil
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Curculionidae
Genus: Anthonomus
Species:
A. pedicularius
Binomial name
Anthonomus pedicularius
(Linnaeus, 1758) [1]

Anthonomus pedicularius, the lice weevil, is a species of weevil native to Europe. [2] [3] [4]

Etymology

The lice weevil gets its name from its scientific name, Anthonomus pedicularius, particularly pedicularius, meaning pediculosis, which is the infestation of lice on a person.

References

  1. Linnaeus C. (1758). Systema naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio Decima, Reformata. Laurentii Salvii, Stockholm
  2. Fauna Europaea
  3. Morris, M.G. (2012) True Weevils. (Coleoptera: Curculioninae, Baridinae, Oroitidinae). Part III. Royal Entomological Society of London Handbook 5 (17d).
  4. Hoffmann, A. (1950, 1954, 1958) Coléoptères curculionides. Parties I, II, III. Paris: Éditions Faune de France. Bibliothèque virtuelle numérique pdfs