Anthonomus pedicularius

Lice Weevil
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Curculionidae
Genus: Anthonomus
Species:
A. pedicularius
Binomial name
Anthonomus pedicularius
(Linnaeus, 1758) [1]

Anthonomus pedicularius, the lice weevil, is a species of weevil native to Europe.[2][3][4]

Etymology

The lice weevil gets its name from its scientific name, Anthonomus pedicularius, particularly pedicularius, meaning pediculosis, which is the infestation of lice on a person.

References

  1. ^ Linnaeus C. (1758). Systema naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio Decima, Reformata. Laurentii Salvii, Stockholm
  2. ^ Fauna Europaea
  3. ^ Morris, M.G. (2012) True Weevils. (Coleoptera: Curculioninae, Baridinae, Oroitidinae). Part III. Royal Entomological Society of London Handbook 5 (17d).
  4. ^ Hoffmann, A. (1950, 1954, 1958) Coléoptères curculionides. Parties I, II, III. Paris: Éditions Faune de France. Bibliothèque virtuelle numérique pdfs
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