Hypera brunnipennis

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Hypera brunnipennis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Curculionidae
Genus: Hypera
Species:
H. brunnipennis
Binomial name
Hypera brunnipennis
(Boheman, 1834)
Synonyms
  • Phytonomus brunnipennis Boheman, 1834
  • Hypera brunneipennis (Boheman, 1834) (Misspelling)

Hypera brunnipennis, the Egyptian alfalfa weevil, is a species of true weevil in the beetle family Curculionidae. [1] [2] The name is often misspelled as brunneipennis in the literature (e.g., [3] [4] ).

References

  1. "Hypera brunnipennis Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  2. El Husseini, M.M.M. (2019) Management of the Egyptian alfalfa weevil, Hypera brunneipennis (Boheman) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), in the alfalfa, Medicago sativa L., using the entomopathogenic fungus, Beauveria bassiana (Balsamo) Vuillemin. Egypt J. Biol. Pest Control 29: 82. https://doi.org/10.1186/s41938-019-0171-3
  3. El-Sheikh, W.E.A. (2019) Population Dynamics and Seasonal Development of the Egyptian Alfalfa Weevil, Hypera brunneipennis (Boh.), (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in El-Farafra Oasis, New Valley Governorate, Egypt. J. Plant Prot. and Path., Mansoura Univ. 10(6): 311 - 316

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