Aegorhinus
| Aegorhinus | |
|---|---|
| Aegorhinus vitulus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Curculionidae |
| Subfamily: | Cyclominae |
| Tribe: | Aterpini |
| Genus: | Aegorhinus W.F.Erichson, 1834 |
| Synonyms | |
|
Psuchocephalus Latreille, 1828[1] | |
Aegorhinus is a genus of weevil in the tribe Aterpini. Species in this genus are native to southern South America.[2] Despite being a native species, the raspberry weevil Aegorhinus superciliosus is regarded as an important pest in blueberry and raspberry fields in Chile.[3][4]
References
- ^ International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature (2004). "Opinion 2085 (Case 3214). Aegorhinus Erichson, 1834 (Insecta, Coleoptera): given precedence over Psuchocephalus Latreille, 1828". Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature. 61 (3): 192–193.
- ^ Morrone, Juan J.; Roig-Juñent, Sergio (1999-01-01). "Synopsis and cladistics of the American Aterpini (Coleoptera: Curculionidae, Cyclominae)". Insect Systematics & Evolution. 30 (4): 417–434. doi:10.1163/187631200X00534. ISSN 1876-312X.
- ^ Cabrera-Brandt, Marco A.; Gaitán-Espitia, Juan D. (2015-10-25). "Phylogenetic analysis of the complete mitogenome sequence of the raspberry weevil, Aegorhinus superciliosus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), supports monophyly of the tribe Aterpini". Gene. 571 (2): 205–211. doi:10.1016/j.gene.2015.06.059. ISSN 0378-1119.
- ^ Parra B, Leonardo; Mutis T, Ana; Aguilera P, Alfonso; Rebolledo R, Ramón; Quiroz C, Andrés (2009). "Knowledge of the "cabrito del frambueso" weevil (CF), Aegorhinus superciliosus (Guérin) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)". Idesia (Arica) (in Spanish). 27 (1): 57–65. doi:10.4067/S0718-34292009000100008. ISSN 0718-3429.