Biology:Coccotorus pruniphilus

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Short description: Species of beetle

Coccotorus pruniphilus
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Curculionidae
Subfamily: Curculioninae
Genus: Coccotorus
Species:
C. pruniphilus
Binomial name
Coccotorus pruniphilus
Chittenden, 1925

Coccotorus pruniphilus is a species of true weevil in the beetle family Curculionidae[1][2][3] that is endemic to Texas in the United States. Its larvae feed on the seeds of Prunus minutiflora.[3][4]

References

Further reading

  • Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 7: Curculionoidea I. Apollo Books. 2013. ISBN 978-90-04-26093-1. 
  • Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 8: Curculionoidea II. Apollo Books. 2013. ISBN 978-90-04-25916-4. 

Wikidata ☰ Q55111469 entry