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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Cucujiformia » Curculionoidea » Snout and Bark Beetles (Curculionidae) » Conoderinae » Twig and Stem Weevils (Zygopini) » Peltophorus » Peltophorus polymitus

Species Peltophorus polymitus

Classification · Other Common Names · Explanation of Names · Range · Life Cycle · Remarks · Print References · Works Cited
Peltophorus polymitus Peltophorus polymitus suffusus (Casey) - Peltophorus polymitus Weevil - Peltophorus polymitus Another Peltophorus polymitus? - Peltophorus polymitus Curculionidae - Peltophorus polymitus What species is this? - Peltophorus polymitus Agave weevil - Peltophorus polymitus RACA-00169 weevil - Peltophorus polymitus
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 Conoderinae
Tribe Zygopini (Twig and Stem Weevils)
Genus Peltophorus
Species polymitus (Peltophorus polymitus)
Other Common Names
Speckled Agave Weevil
Explanation of Names
Peltophorus polymitus Boheman 1845
Range
AZ to w.TX / Mex. to C. Amer. - Map (1)(2)
Life Cycle
larvae mine the stalks or seeds of Agave (Kissinger 1964)
Remarks
Adults [move] up and down the stalks and hide in the spiny crown of leaves if disturbed. Long bottle forceps are useful in collecting them. They will fly rapidly if startled while on the flower stalk. - C.W. O'Brien, 30.vi.2010
Print References
Kissinger D.G. (1964) Curculionidae of America north of Mexico. A key to the genera. Taxonomic Publications, South Lancaster, MA. v + 143 pp.
Sleeper E.L. (1963) A study of the Zygopinae (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) of America north of. Mexico, I. Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences 62: 209-220.
Works Cited
1.Annotated checklist of the weevils (Curculionidae sensu lato) of North America, Central America, and the West Indies...
O'Brien C.W., Wibmer G.J. 1982. Mem. Am. Ent. Inst. 34: x+382 pp.
2.Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
Contributed by Jim McClarin on 6 October, 2008 - 10:31pm
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn, v belov
Last updated 20 April, 2024 - 4:34pm

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