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Species Nicentrus decipiens

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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 Baridinae (Flower Weevils)
Tribe Apostasimerini
Genus Nicentrus
Species decipiens (Nicentrus decipiens)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Centrinus decipiens LeConte 1876
Explanation of Names
Nicentrus decipiens (LeConte)
Range
se US (SC-FL to KS-TX)(1)
Life Cycle
can be common on antelopehorn milkweed (Asclepias asperula, Asclepiadaceae) in Texas:
Internet References
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.