Sphenophorus cariosus

Sphenophorus cariosus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Curculionidae
Genus:	Sphenophorus
Species:	S. cariosus
Binomial name
Sphenophorus cariosus (Olivier, 1807)
Synonyms [1]
Calandra larvalis Germar, 1824 Rhynchophorus cicatricosus Say, 1831 Sphenophorus flexuosus Gyllenhal, 1838 Sphenophorus sculptilis Uhler, 1856

Sphenophorus cariosus, the nutgrass billbug, is a species of beetle in the family Dryophthoridae. It is found in North America. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

References

1. "Sphenophorus cariosus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
2. "Sphenophorus cariosus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
3. "Sphenophorus cariosus species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-24.

Further reading

• 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.

External links

• Media related to Sphenophorus cariosus at Wikimedia Commons