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

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.