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Genus Donus

Clover Leaf Weevil (Donus zoilus)? - Donus zoilus

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 Hyperinae

Genus Donus

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

this & related genera has been variously defined... not sure where things stand now --will ask around

Explanation of Names

Donus Jekel 1865

Numbers

A single (adventive) species in our area; large genus that includes mostly flightless montane forms of restricted distribution

Range

native to the Palaearctic; our only adventive species is widespread in NA

Contributed by v belov on 16 December, 2012 - 4:00pm

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