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| Sipalinus gigas granulatus from New Guinea | |
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| Genus: | Sipalinus Marshall, 1943 |
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Sipalinus is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Curculionidae.
Sipalinus is composed of seven species, five from Africa and two from Eurasia and Australasia. These species are quite large (up to 28 mm.) and robust, the basic colour is brownish, the surface is crusty looking, often heavily tuberculate and elytra are usually mottled with whitish and dark brown. Some species are wood bores, and may occasionally be found in wood used for crates or structural timbers. [1]
Chrysolopus spectabilis is a species of weevil found in south-eastern Australia. It was discovered during James Cook's first voyage, and became one of the first insects to be described from Australia. The weevil measures up to 25 mm (1.0 in) long and includes distinctive metallic green and black scales. It is found only on 28 species of the plant genus Acacia.
Curculio is a genus of weevils belonging the family Curculionidae and subfamily Curculioninae. Members of the genus are commonly referred to as acorn weevils or nut weevils as they infest the seeds of trees such as oaks and hickories. The adult female weevil bores a tiny hole in the immature nut to lay her eggs, which then hatch into legless grubs. In autumn, the grubs bore holes through the shells from the inside to emerge into the soil where they may live for a year or two before maturing into adults.
Larinus is a genus of true weevils, comprising about 180 species, mostly in the Palaearctic region. Turkey appears to have a significant diversity of the group, with more than 50 species recorded in the Eastern part of the country.
Scolytus is a genus of bark beetles. It includes several species notorious for destroying trees in the forests. The Dutch elm disease is spread in North America by two species : the native elm bark beetle, Hylurgopinus rufipes, and the European elm bark beetle, Scolytus multistriatus. In Europe, while the aforementioned Scolytus multistriatus again acts as vector for infection, it is much less effective than the large elm bark beetle Scolytus scolytus.
Petrognatha is a monotypic longhorn beetle genus belonging to the subfamily Lamiinae, tribe Petrognathini. It was described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1792. Its only species, Petrognatha gigas, the giant African longhorn beetle, described in the same year by Fabricius, is found in Central Africa.
Phyllobius glaucus is a species of weevil found across Europe, especially in carrs. It is a pest of a variety of fruit trees, but has little economic effect. It was first described by Giovanni Antonio Scopoli in 1763.
Collyris is a genus of tiger beetles in the family Cicindelidae. Species are found in Asia. The genus contains the following species:
Entimus is a genus of broad-nosed weevils belonging to the family true weevil and the Entiminae subfamily.
Sipalinus gigas is a species of beetles belonging to the family Curculionidae.
Trypodendron is a genus of ambrosia beetles of the family Curculionidae. There are at least 30 described species in Trypodendron.
Exophthalmus is a genus of broad-nosed weevils in the family Curculionidae. It contains 85 described species.
Eurynotia is a weevil genus in the tribe Tropiphorini.
Coccotrypes is a genus of typical bark beetles in the family Curculionidae. There are about six described species in Coccotrypes.
Carphoborus is a genus of crenulate bark beetles within the family Curculionidae. There are at least 40 described species of beetles in Carphoborus.
Odontocorynus is a genus of flower weevils in the family of beetles known as Curculionidae. There are 16 described species in Odontocorynus. Now taxonomists place it in the tribe Madarini.
Orthotomicus is a genus of typical bark beetles in the family Curculionidae. There are about nine described species in Orthotomicus.
Hypocryphalus is a genus of typical bark beetles in the family Curculionidae. There are more than 70 described species in Hypocryphalus.
Coeliastes is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Curculionidae.
Poophagus is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Curculionidae.
Oxyderces is a genus of broad-nosed weevils in the family Curculionidae distributed in South America. It can be recognized by the presence of dense setae on the apex of the rostrum and postocular setae.