Epicaerus mexicanus

Epicaerus mexicanus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Curculionidae
Subfamily: Entiminae
Tribe: Geonemini
Genus: Epicaerus
Species:
E. mexicanus
Binomial name
Epicaerus mexicanus
Boheman, 1834
Synonyms[1]
  • Epicaerus aeruginosus Boheman, 1842
  • Epicaerus cyphus Boheman, 1842
  • Epicaerus transversepunctatus Boheman, 1842

Epicaerus mexicanus, known generally as the brown leaf notcher or Mexican root weevil, is a species of broad-nosed weevil in the beetle family Curculionidae.[1][2][3][4] It is found in North America.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Epicaerus mexicanus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-30.
  2. ^ "Epicaerus mexicanus species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-30.
  3. ^ "Epicaerus mexicanus". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-30.
  4. ^ "Epicaerus mexicanus Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-30.

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.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.