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Tribe Ophryastini

Beetle found in East Mojave Desert, south of Cronese Dry Lake - Ophryastes Grey-Brown Weevil - Ophryastes Death Valley Dunes bug - Ophryastes mixtus Is this Ophryastes? - Ophryastes sulcirostris Ophryastes varius LeConte - Ophryastes varius From our backyard - Ophryastes sordidus Mating Weevils - Ophryastes varius 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
Numbers
2 genera (1)
Range
Western N. Amer. (1)
Habitat
Arid (1)
Print References
Davis, A.C. 1947. Review of the Weevils of the Tribe Ophryastini of America North of Mexico. Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus. 96 (3207):483-551. Full Text
Works Cited
1.American Beetles, Volume II: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea
By Arnett, R.H., Jr., M. C. Thomas, P. E. Skelley and J. H. Frank. (eds.)
Contributed by Phillip Harpootlian on 28 October, 2008 - 11:07am
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn
Last updated 30 November, 2009 - 3:19pm

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