Biology:Neochetina bruchi

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Short description: Species of beetle

Neochetina bruchi
CSIRO ScienceImage 2703 Waterhyacinth weevil Neochetina bruchi.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Brachyceridae
Tribe: Erirhinini
Genus: Neochetina
Species:
N. bruchi
Binomial name
Neochetina bruchi
Hustache, 1926

Neochetina bruchi, the chevroned water hyacinth weevil, is a species of marsh weevil in the beetle family Brachyceridae found in South America. It has been introduced into North America as biocontrol of the invasive plant Eichhornia crassipes (water hyacinth).[1][2][3]

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. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q54984694 entry