Biology:Elleschodes

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Short description: Genus of beetles


Elleschodes
Elleschodes & Eupomatia laurina Lane Cove.jpg
weevil on Eupomatia laurina
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Curculionidae
Subfamily: Curculioninae
Tribe: Storeini
Genus: Elleschodes
Blackburn, 1897
Species

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Elleschodes is a genus of true weevils (family Curculionidae) occurring in Australia , particularly Queensland. Some species are pollinators of trees in the genus Eupomatia.[1][2]

Species

The genus contains the following species:

  • Elleschodes basipennis
  • Elleschodes compactus
  • Elleschodes ellipticus
  • Elleschodes eucalypti
  • Elleschodes hamiltoni
  • Elleschodes hystricosus
  • Elleschodes inconstans
  • Elleschodes macrops
  • Elleschodes modicus
  • Elleschodes nigrirostris
  • Elleschodes pallidus
  • Elleschodes pictus
  • Elleschodes placidus
  • Elleschodes rufimanus
  • Elleschodes rufulus
  • Elleschodes scutellaris
  • Elleschodes suturalis
  • Elleschodes tenuirostris
  • Elleschodes uniformis
  • Elleschodes v-albus

References

Wikidata ☰ Q14923827 entry