Sciaphobus

Sciaphobus
Male Sciaphobus pelikani
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Curculionidae
Subfamily:	Entiminae
Tribe:	Sciaphilini
Genus:	Sciaphobus K. Daniel, 1904

Sciaphobus is a genus of beetles in the family Curculionidae, the true weevils.

Description

The shoulders of the elytra are weakly defined. The elytra are strongly convex at the rear and lack erect bristles. ^[1]

Ecology

The larvae develop in the soil. Adult beetles are pests, primarily of fruit trees and shrubs. ^[1]

Species

Some species within the genus: ^[2]

• Sciaphobus abbreviatus
• Sciaphobus albanicus
• Sciaphobus angustus
• Sciaphobus balcanicus
• Sciaphobus barbatulus
• Sciaphobus caesius
• Sciaphobus corpulentus
• Sciaphobus curvimanus
• Sciaphobus dorsualis
• Sciaphobus formaneki
• Sciaphobus globipennis
• Sciaphobus heteromorphus
• Sciaphobus megalopsis
• Sciaphobus messutati
• Sciaphobus muelleri
• Sciaphobus ningnidus
• Sciaphobus paliuri
• Sciaphobus pelikani
• Sciaphobus polydrosinus
• Sciaphobus rasus
• Sciaphobus reitteri
• Sciaphobus scheibeli
• Sciaphobus scitulus
• Sciaphobus setosulus
• Sciaphobus smaragdinus
• Sciaphobus squalidus
• Sciaphobus subnudus
• Sciaphobus vittatus

References

1. "(PDF) A review of Sciaphobus (Neosciaphobus) and descriptions of new species of Sciaphobus s. str. (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Entiminae)".
2. https://www.biolib.cz/en/formsearch/?action=execute&searcharea=1&string=Sciaphobus