African Bearded Weevil

Rhinostomus niger

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Dryophthoridae

Rhinostomus is a genus of the true weevil family, Curculionidae and the monotypic tribe Rhinostomini. They include "yucca weevils" and were previously placed in a genus called Yuccaborus; in 2002, this was determined to be a taxonomic synonym of Rhinostomus, and the species, Y. frontalis, was moved to the genus Rhinostomus.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

France · 2

Sources and credits

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African Bearded Weevil

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