Species Conotrachelus texanus

Classification · Explanation of Names · Size · Range · Food · Remarks · See Also · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited

Conotrachelus texanus Schaeffer - Conotrachelus texanus

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 Molytinae

Tribe Conotrachelini

Genus Conotrachelus

Species texanus (Conotrachelus texanus)

Explanation of Names

Conotrachelus texanus Schaeffer 1906

Size

3.5 mm (Schaeffer 1906)

Range

southmost TX (Hidalgo and Cameron Co.) - Map (1)(2)(3)

Food

may host on mallow buds

Remarks

Type Locality: Esperanza Ranch, Brownsville, Cameron Co., TX (Schaeffer 1906)

See Also

Conotrachelus cameronensis Sleeper - Closely related to C. texanus Schaeffer for which it has been mistaken. C. cameronensis differs from the types of texanus as follows: larger, more elongate; striae of elytra not impressed (in texanus deeply impressed), punctures of pronotum finer; erect scales longer, recumbent scales much narrower. (Sleeper 1954)

- Range: southmost TX (Hidalgo & Cameron Cos.)

Det. Charles W. O'Brien, 2009

Print References

Schaeffer, C. 1906. Two new Oncideres, with notes on some other Coleoptera. Canadian Entomologist 38: 18-23. (Full Text)

Sleeper, E.L. 1954. New Rhynchophora II (Coleoptera, Curculionidae). Ohio Journal of Science 54(3): 180–186. (Full PDF)

Internet References

Type Info - Smithsonian

Works Cited

1.	Illustrated Beetle (Coleoptera) Inventory of the Sabal Palm Sanctuary (Cameron County, Texas) Edward G. Riley & Michael A. Quinn. 2011. Texas A&M University, Dept. Entomology, College Station.

2.	Catalogue of the Coleoptera of America, North of Mexico ("The Leng Catalogue") Charles W. Leng. 1920. John D. Sherman, Jr., Mount Vernon, NY. x + 470 pp.

3.	Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)

Contributed by Mike Quinn on 9 November, 2010 - 6:08pm
Last updated 30 November, 2023 - 10:57am

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