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Genus Ophryastes

Grey-Brown Weevil - Ophryastes Whitish Grey Weevil - Ophryastes varius Death Valley Dunes bug - Ophryastes mixtus Is this Ophryastes? - Ophryastes sulcirostris Dog Bug - Ophryastes latirostris Weevil - Ophryastes latirostris - female Weevil hiding on the branches of Coursetia - Ophryastes sordidus Weevil hiding on the branches of Coursetia - Ophryastes sordidus
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
Explanation of Names
Author of genus is Germar, 1829.
Numbers
35 species listed at Nomina-Nearctica.
Internet References
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Contributed by Jim McClarin on 10 October, 2006 - 6:02pm
Additional contributions by Ted Kropiewnicki
Last updated 18 May, 2009 - 8:37pm

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