Peltophorus (beetle)
| Peltophorus | |
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| Peltophorus polymitus, Arizona | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Superfamily: | Curculionoidea |
| Family: | Curculionidae |
| Subfamily: | Conoderinae |
| Tribe: | Zygopini |
| Genus: | Peltophorus Schoenherr, 1845 |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Peltophorus is a genus of twig and stem weevils in the beetle family Curculionidae. There are about four described species in Peltophorus, found in Central and North America.[2][1][3][4]
Species
These species belong to the genus Peltophorus:
- Peltophorus adustus (Fall, 1906)
- Peltophorus commidendri Decelle, 1972 (provisional)
- Peltophorus jordani Heller, 1895 (provisional)
- Peltophorus polymitus Boheman, 1845
References
- 1 2 "Catalogue of Life, Peltophorus Schoenherr, 1845". Retrieved 2026-07-30.
- ↑ "BugGuide.net, Peltophorus genus Information". Retrieved 2026-07-30.
- ↑ Anzaldo, S. S. (2017). "Review of the genera of Conoderinae (Coleoptera, Curculionidae) from North America, Central America, and the Caribbean". ZooKeys (683): 51–138. Bibcode:2017ZooK..683...51A. doi:10.3897/zookeys.683.12080. PMC 5523356. PMID 28769729.
- ↑ Alonso-Zarazaga, Miguel A.; Lyal, Chris HC (2020). Sánchez-Ruiz, M. (ed.). "Electronic Catalogue of Weevil names (Curculionoidea)". ChecklistBank. doi:10.48580/d38v. Retrieved 2026-06-20.
