Scolopterus

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Scolopterus
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Scolopterus tetracanthus
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Scolopterus aequus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Curculionidae
Subtribe: Eugnomina
Genus: Scolopterus
White, 1846

Scolopterus is a genus of weevils belonging to the family Curculionidae that are native to New Zealand. [1]

This genus was first described by Adam White in 1846. [2] The type species for this genus is Scolopterus tetracanthus by original designation. [3]

Species

This genus contains the following species:

References

  1. ↑ "Scolopterus". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 2017-08-12.
  2. ↑ White, Adam (1846). "Insects of New Zealand". The Zoology of the Voyage of H.M.S. Erebus & Terror, Under the Command of Captain Sir James Clark Ross, R.N., F.R.S., During the Years 1839 to 1843. Vol. II. Reptiles, Fishes, Crustacea, Insects, Mollusca. 2: 1–24 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  3. ↑ Alonso-Zarazaga, Miguel A.; Lyal, Christopher H. C. (2002). "Addenda and corrigenda to 'A World Catalogue of Families and Genera of Curculionoidea (Insecta: Coleoptera)'" (PDF). Zootaxa. 63 (1): 1–37. doi:10.11646/zoootaxa.63.1.1.


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