Perissops ocellatus

Perissops ocellatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Superfamily: Curculionoidea
Family: Curculionidae
Genus: Perissops
Species:
P. ocellatus
Binomial name
Perissops ocellatus
(Redtenbacher, 1868)
Synonyms
  • Enteles ocellatus Redtenbacher, 1868

Perissops ocellatus is a species of weevil in the family Curculionidae.[1] It is found on the eastern coast of Australia in New South Wales and Queensland.[2]

It was first described by Ludwig Redtenbacher in 1868 as Enteles ocellatus.[1][3] In 1871, it was assigned by Francis Polkinghorne Pascoe to the genus Perissops, giving the present combination of Perissops ocellatus.[1][4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Australian Faunal Directory: Perissops ocellatus (Redtenbacher, 1868)". biodiversity.org.au. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  2. ↑ Australia, Atlas of Living. "Species: Perissops ocellatus". bie.ala.org.au. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  3. ↑ Redtenbacher, L. (1867). Reise der österreichischen Fregatte Novara um die Erde in den Jahren 1857, 1858, 1859 unter den Befehlen des Commodore B. von Wüllersdorf-Urbair. Zoologischer Theil, Zweiter Band, 1. Abtheilung, A. 1: Coleoptera. 249 pp. Karl Gerold's Sohn, Wien. [166].
  4. ↑ Francis P. Pascoe (June 1871). "Contributions towards a Knowledge of the Curculionidae. Part II". Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Zoology. 11 (51): 154-218, pls 6-9[193]. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.1871.tb01661.x. ISSN 0368-2935. Wikidata Q99962062.