Biology:Merhynchites wickhami

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Short description: Species of beetle

Merhynchites wickhami
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Attelabidae
Genus: Merhynchites
Species:
M. wickhami
Binomial name
Merhynchites wickhami
(Cockerell, 1912)

Merhynchites wickhami, the western rose curculio, is a species of leaf rolling weevil in the beetle family Attelabidae. It is found in North America.[1][2][3]

Subspecies

These two subspecies belong to the species Merhynchites wickhami:

  • Merhynchites wickhami rufi Hamilton
  • Merhynchites wickhami wickhami

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 ☰ Q2761472 entry