Gagatophorus

Gagatophorus
Gagatophorus tibialis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Curculionidae
Tribe:	Amycterini
Genus:	Gagatophorus Jekel, 1865
Type species
Gagatophorus boisduvalii (Boisduval, 1835) [1] [2]
Synonyms [3]
AmycterusLacordaire, 1863 GagatonotusJekel, 1865 MacramycterusFerguson, 1914 PseudamycterusPierce, 1919

Gagatophorus is a genus of weevils belonging to the family Curculionidae, first described by Henri Jekel in 1865. ^{[3] [1] [2]} The decisions for synonymy are based on work by Sigmund Schenkling and G.A.K. Marshall (Pseudamycterus), ^{[1] [4]} and Elwood Zimmerman (Gagatonotus and Macramycterus). ^{[1] [5]}

The species of this genus are found in Western Australia. ^[6]

Species

Species: ^{[1] [7]}

• Gagatophorus boisduvalii (Boisduval, 1835)
• Gagatophorus draco (W.S. Macleay, 1826)
• Gagatophorus leichhardti (Macleay, 1865)
• Gagatophorus obsoletus (Ferguson, 1914)
• Gagatophorus schoenherri (Hope, 1835)
• Gagatophorus tibialis (Ferguson, 1914)

Further reading

• Magnus Peterson (21 June 2013). "A new genus of Amycterini from the Pilbara region of Western Australia (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Cyclominae)". Journal of Insect Biodiversity. 1 (4): 1–12. doi:10.12976/JIB/2013.1.4. ISSN   2147-7612. Wikidata   Q54686380.

References

1. "Australian Faunal Directory: Gagatophorus". biodiversity.org.au. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
2. Jekel, H. (1865). "Recherches sur la classification naturelle des Curculionides. 1er partie". Annales de la Société Entomologique de France. Série 4. 4: 537-566 [543] [Date published 25 Jan 1865: marked as published in 1864].
3. "IRMNG - Gagatophorus Jekel, 1865". www.irmng.org. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
4. Schenkling, S.; G.A.K. Marshall (1931). "Curculionidae: Dinomorphinae, Somatodinae, Amycterinae, Gonipterinae". Coleopterorum Catalogus. Pars: 116.
5. Zimmerman, E.C. (1993) Australian weevils (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea) Vol. III Nanophyidae, Rhynchophoridae, Erirhinidae, Curculionidae: Amycterinae. Melbourne : CSIRO Publications
6. "Gagatophorus H.Jekel, 1865". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
7. Zicha, Ondrej. "BioLib: Biological library: Gagatophorus Jekel, 1865". www.biolib.cz. Retrieved 22 March 2022.