Sciopithes

Sciopithes
Obscure root weevil ( Sciopithes obscurus )
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Curculionidae
Tribe:	Otiorhynchini
Genus:	Sciopithes Horn, 1876

Sciopithes is a genus of broad-nosed weevils in the beetle family Curculionidae. There are about six described species in Sciopithes. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Species

These six species belong to the genus Sciopithes:

• Sciopithes arcuatus Casey, 1888 ^{i c g}
• Sciopithes insularis Van Dyke, 1935 ^{i c g}
• Sciopithes intermedius Van Dyke, 1935 ^{i c g}
• Sciopithes obscurus Horn, 1876 ^{i c g b} (obscure root weevil)
• Sciopithes setosus Casey, 1888 ^{i c g}
• Sciopithes sordidus Van Dyke, 1935 ^{i c g}

Data sources: i = ITIS, ^[1] c = Catalogue of Life, ^[2] g = GBIF, ^[3] b = Bugguide.net ^[4]

References

1. "Sciopithes Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
2. "Browse Sciopithes". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
3. "Sciopithes". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
4. "Sciopithes Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-23.

Further reading

• Bright, Donald E.; Bouchard, Patrice (2008). Insects and Arachnids of Canada, Part 25: Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Entiminae: Weevils of Canada and Alaska, Volume 2. NRC Research Press, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. ISBN   978-0660194004.
• O'Brien, Charles W.; Wibmer, Guillermo J. (1982). "Annotated checklist of the weevils (Curculionidae sensu lato) of North America, Central America, and the West Indies (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea)" (PDF). Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute.
• Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2013). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 7: Curculionoidea I. Apollo Books. ISBN   978-90-04-26093-1.
• Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2013). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 8: Curculionoidea II. Apollo Books. ISBN   978-90-04-25916-4.