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Species Brentus anchorago

Brentus anchorago - male Brentus anchorago - female Big Nose - Brentus anchorago - male Beetle (Brentus?) - Brentus anchorago - female Unknown brentidae(?) - Brentus anchorago - male Brentus anchorago? - Brentus anchorago - male
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 Brentidae (Primitive Weevils)
Subfamily Brentinae
Tribe Brentini
Genus Brentus
Species anchorago (Brentus anchorago)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Brentus anchorago (Linnaeus, 1758)
Explanation of Names
For derivation of species name anchorago, see account for the stinkbug Stiretrus anchorago.
Size
15-52 mm length
Range
s FL (Monroe & Dade counties) / Mex. to S. Amer. / W. Indies (1)
Habitat
under bark of gumbo-limbo (Bursera simaruba, Burseraceae) (1)
Internet References
Primitive weevils of Florida
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.
Contributed by Phillip Harpootlian on 9 July, 2008 - 4:08pm
Additional contributions by cotinis, Mike Quinn
Last updated 10 February, 2017 - 2:05pm

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