Biology:Scolopterus

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Scolopterus
Scolopterus penicillatus White 1846.jpg
Scolopterus penicillatus
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Scolopterus

White, 1846

Scolopterus is a genus of weevils from the family Curculionidae.[1] This genus was first described by Adam White in 1846.[2] The type species for this genus is Scolopterus tetracanthus White, 1846 by original designation.[3] Species from this genus are found in New Zealand.

Species

This genus contains the following species:

References

  1. "Scolopterus". Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. http://www.nzor.org.nz/names/a8731237-b51e-43ab-a384-6c46d6fd9fb2. 
  2. White, Adam (1846). "Insects of New Zealand." (in en). The Zoology of the Voyage of H.M.S. Erebus & Terror, Under the Command of Captain Sir James Clark Ross, R.N., F.R.S., During the Years 1839 to 1843. Vol. II. Reptiles, Fishes, Crustacea, Insects, Mollusca. 2: 1–24. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6963011. 
  3. Alonso-Zarazaga, Miguel A.; Lyal, Christopher H. C. (2002). "Addenda and corrigenda to 'A World Catalogue of Families and Genera of Curculionoidea (Insecta: Coleoptera)'.". Zootaxa 63 (1): 1–37. doi:10.11646/zoootaxa.63.1.1. http://weevil.info/sites/weevil.info/files/Alonso-Zarazaga%20%20Lyal,%202002.pdf. 

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