Genyocerus albipennis

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Genyocerus albipennis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Curculionidae
Subfamily: Platypodinae
Tribe: Tesserocerini
Genus: Genyocerus
Species:
G. albipennis
Binomial name
Genyocerus albipennis
Synonyms
  • Diacavus irregularisBrowne, 1970

Genyocerus albipennis is a species of weevil endemic to Sri Lanka. [1] [2] [3]

Description

In 1958, Victor Motschulsky formed the genus Genyocerus by citing G. albipennis as the type species. [4] [5] [1]

The beetle is only identified from the tree Dipterocarpus zeylanicus . [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Beaver, R. A.; Liu, L.-Y. (2007-09-05). "A review of the genus Genyocerus Motschulsky (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Platypodinae), with new synonyms and keys to species" . Zootaxa. 1576: 25–56. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1576.1.3 . Retrieved 2021-08-24.
  2. ↑ Wood, Stephen L. (1969). "New Synonymy and Records of Platypodidae and Scolytidae (Coleoptera)". The Great Basin Naturalist. 29 (3): 113–128. doi: 10.5962/bhl.part.17054 . JSTOR   41711226.
  3. ↑ "GBIF, Genyocerus albipennis" . Retrieved 2024-12-29.
  4. ↑ Motschulsky, Victor de (1858). "Insectes des Indes orientales". Études Entomologiques. 7: 20–122 [68].
  5. ↑ Wood, Stephen L. (1981). "Nomenclatural Changes and New Species in Platypodidae and Scolytidae (Coleoptera)". The Great Basin Naturalist. 41 (1): 121–128. doi: 10.5962/bhl.part.17257 . JSTOR   41711786 . Retrieved 2021-08-24.
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