| Hadramphus pittospori | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Curculionidae |
| Genus: | Hadramphus |
| Species: | H. pittospori |
| Binomial name | |
| Hadramphus pittospori Kuschel, 1987 | |
Hadramphus pittospori, is a species of weevil in the family Curculionidae . Endemic to New Zealand, it was first described by Guillermo Kuschel in 1987. [1]
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