Car (beetle)

Car
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Superfamily: Curculionoidea
Family: Caridae
Genus: Car
T.Blackburn, 1897

Car is a genus of weevils belonging to the family Caridae.[1] It was first described by Australian entomologist, Thomas Blackburn in 1897.[2]

Car is the only genus in the family Caridae. There are four known species:

  • Car condensatus Blackb., 1897
  • Car cylindrirostris Voss, 1932
  • Car intermedius Lea, 1926
  • Car pini Lea, 1911

References

  1. โ†‘ Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D. (eds.) (April 28, 2011). "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist.". Species 2000: Reading, UK. Retrieved 14 May 2024
  2. โ†‘ Blackburn, T. 1897: Further notes on Australian Coleoptera, with descriptions of new genera and species. XXI. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia (1890), 21(1): 28โ€“39.