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Species Phyrdenus divergens

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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 Cryptorhynchina
Genus Phyrdenus
Species divergens (Phyrdenus divergens)
Explanation of Names
Phyrdenus divergens (Germar 1824)
Size
4.5-5.0 mm(1)
Range
e. US (NY-IL to FL-TX) / Mex. to S. America; Cuba - Map (1)(2)
Habitat
hammock(3)
Season
mostly May-Jun (BG data)
Works Cited
1.Weevils of South Carolina (Coleoptera: Nemonychidae, Attelabidae, Brentidae, Ithyceridae, and Curculionidae).
Janet C. Ciegler. 2010. Clemson University, Clemson, S.C. 276 pp.
2. A distributional checklist of the beetles (Coleoptera) of Florida.
Peck & Thomas. 1998. Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Gainesville. 180 pp.
3.A Distributional Checklist of the Beetles (Coleoptera) of Florida