| Elleschodes | |
|---|---|
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| weevil on Eupomatia laurina | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Curculionidae |
| Subfamily: | Curculioninae |
| Tribe: | Storeini |
| Genus: | Elleschodes Blackburn, 1897 |
| Species | |
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Elleschodes is a genus of true weevils (family Curculionidae) occurring in Australia, particularly Queensland. Some species are pollinators of trees in the genus Eupomatia . [1] [2]
The genus contains the following species:
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