Oopterinus distinctus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Curculionidae |
Subfamily: | Curculioninae |
Tribe: | Otidocephalini |
Genus: | Oopterinus |
Species: | O. distinctus |
Binomial name | |
Oopterinus distinctus O'Brien, 1985 | |
Oopterinus distinctus is a species of weevil in the family Curculionidae, in the order Coleoptera. [1] [2] [3] It was first recorded only within four counties in Arkansas when discovered in 1985, but has since been identified in additional counties in Arkansas as well as Louisiana and Alabama as of 2016. [4]
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Oopterinus is a genus of antlike weevils in the beetle family Curculionidae. There are about 12 described species in Oopterinus.
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Listronotus distinctus is a species of underwater weevil in the family Curculionidae. It is found in North America.
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