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West Indian Sweetpotato Weevil (Euscepes postfasciatus)
Species
Euscepes postfasciatus
- West Indian Sweetpotato Weevil
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
Cryptorhynchinae (Hidden Snout Weevils)
Tribe
Cryptorhynchini
Subtribe
Tylodina
Genus
Euscepes
Species
postfasciatus
(West Indian Sweetpotato Weevil)
Explanation of Names
Euscepes postfasciatus
(Fairmaire 1849)
Range
neotropical species, adventive in CA and elsewhere in sweetpotato producing regions
(
1
)
Food
hosts:
Ipomoea
spp.
(
1
)
Remarks
serious pest of sweetpotatoe in CA
(
1
)
Internet References
Fact sheets:
Haseeb et al.
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1
)
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O'Sullivan et al.
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Works Cited
1.
Haseeb M., O'Brien C.W., Kairo M.T.K. (2010) Potentially invasive weevil species from the Caribbean countries to the US...
Contributed by
v belov
on 28 April, 2014 - 2:55pm
Last updated 29 April, 2014 - 10:39am