Peltophorus polymitus

Peltophorus polymitus is a species of true weevil in the beetle family Curculionidae.[1][2][3] It is found in North America.[1] Both adults and larvae are pests of agave plants, feeding on leaves and needles. [4]

Peltophorus polymitus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Curculionidae
Genus: Peltophorus
Species:
P. polymitus
Binomial name
Peltophorus polymitus
Boheman, 1845
Synonyms[1]
  • Zygops leopardinus Desbrochers, 1891
  • Zygops seminiveus LeConte, 1884
  • Zygops suffusus Casey, 1892

Subspecies

These two subspecies belong to the species Peltophorus polymitus:

  • Peltophorus polymitus seminiveus b
  • Peltophorus polymitus suffusus b

Data sources: i = ITIS,[1] c = Catalogue of Life,[2] g = GBIF,[5] b = Bugguide.net[3]

References
  1. "Peltophorus polymitus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
  2. "Peltophorus polymitus species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
  3. "Peltophorus polymitus Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
  4. Reyes-Muñoz, Jesús Lumar; Correa-Ramírez, Miguel Mauricio; Zamora-Gutierrez, Veronica; Sánchez-Alfaro, María Fernanda; Uribe-Ordóñez, Luis Antonio; Niño-Maldonado, Santiago (31 March 2020). "Distributional Extension of Peltophorus polymitus (Boheman 1845)1 at Durango, Mexico". Southwestern Entomologist. 45 (1): 169. doi:10.3958/059.045.0118. S2CID 214718656.
  5. "GBIF". Retrieved 2018-05-05.

Further reading
  • Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2013). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 7: Curculionoidea I. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-26093-1.
  • Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2013). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 8: Curculionoidea II. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-25916-4.
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