Tribe Ophryastini

Classification

Beetle found in East Mojave Desert, south of Cronese Dry Lake - Ophryastes

Weevil - Ophryastes latirostris - female

Weevil hiding on the branches of Coursetia - Ophryastes sordidus

Ophryastes ovipennis Sharp - Ophryastes ovipennis - female

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Coleoptera (Beetles)

Suborder Polyphaga (Water, Rove, Scarab, Longhorn, Leaf and Snout Beetles)

Superfamily Curculionoidea (Snout and Bark Beetles)

Family Curculionidae (Snout and Bark Beetles)

Subfamily Entiminae (Broad-nosed Weevils)

Tribe Ophryastini

Contributed by Phillip Harpootlian on 28 October, 2008 - 11:07am

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