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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Water, Rove, Scarab, Longhorn, Leaf and Snout Beetles (Polyphaga) » Snout and Bark Beetles (Curculionoidea) » Snout and Bark Beetles (Curculionidae) » Broad-nosed Weevils (Entiminae) » Ophryastini » Ophryastes

Genus Ophryastes

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Numbers · Identification · Range · Habitat · Food · Life Cycle · Print References · Works Cited
Beetle found in East Mojave Desert, south of Cronese Dry Lake - Ophryastes Beetle found in East Mojave Desert, south of Cronese Dry Lake - Ophryastes Unknown weevils 2 - Ophryastes tuberosus Weevil hiding on the branches of Coursetia - Ophryastes sordidus Weevil -? - Ophryastes latirostris Ophryastes ovipennis Sharp - Ophryastes ovipennis - female Ophryastes ovipennis Sharp - Ophryastes ovipennis - male Ophryastes tuberosus LeConte - Ophryastes tuberosus
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
Genus Ophryastes
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Author of genus is Germar, 1829.
Explanation of Names
Ophry - Greek for the eyebrow, or brow (1)
Numbers
35 spp. n. of Mex. (2), see list at Nomina-Nearctica and at ITIS.
Identification
See Kissinger (1970) to separate spp.
Range
Most spp. occur in southwestern US, but two spp. range up to sw. CAN. (2)
Habitat
Asso. w/ var. arid habitat shrubs (2)
Food
Asso. w/ var. arid habitat shrubs, mostly in the family Asteraceae, but also
Larrea trilobata (Creosote bush; Zygophyllaceae) and
Atriplex (Saltbush; Chenopodiaceae) (2)
Life Cycle
Members of this genus are flightless (2)
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
Kissinger, D.G. 1970. Curculionidae tribe Ophryastini of North America (Coleoptera). Taxonomic Publications, South Lancaster, Mass. v + 238. pp
Works Cited
1.Dictionary of Word Roots and Combining Forms
By Donald J. Borror
2.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 Jim McClarin on 10 October, 2006 - 6:02pm
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn, Ted Kropiewnicki
Last updated 31 December, 2009 - 7:25pm

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