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Species Artipus floridanus - Little Leaf Notcher

Broad nosed weevil - Artipus floridanus Broad nosed weevil - Artipus floridanus Broad nosed weevil - Artipus floridanus Weevil (3) - Artipus floridanus Weevil (3) - Artipus floridanus Broad-nosed weevil - Artipus floridanus Artipus floridanus Artipus floridanus
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Polyphaga
No Taxon (Series Cucujiformia)
Superfamily Curculionoidea
Family Curculionidae (Snout and Bark Beetles)
Subfamily Entiminae (Broad-nosed Weevils)
Tribe Naupactini
Genus Artipus
Species floridanus (Little Leaf Notcher)
Explanation of Names
Artipus floridanus Horn 1876
Identification
narrower shoulders
Range
FL, Bahamas - Map (1)(2), most records along the east coast of FL
Habitat
hammock, pineland, mangrove(1)
Life Cycle
The life cycle is 60 to 120 days; 3-4 overlapping generations per year
Remarks
a minor pest of Citrus and other plants(1)
See Also
Sri Lanka Weevil - Myllocerus undecimpustulatus - wide shoulders (3)
- adventive throughout peninsular FL
Internet References
Featured Creatures - Anita Neal, 2017 - University of Florida
Works Cited
1. A distributional checklist of the beetles (Coleoptera) of Florida.
Peck & Thomas. 1998. Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Gainesville. 180 pp.
2.Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
3.Myllocerus undecimpustulatus undatus Marshall (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), a recently discovered pest weevil...
O’Brien C.W., Haseeb M., Thomas M.C. 2006. Fla. Dept. Agric. & Cons. Svs. Entomol. Circular 412: 1‒4.