Species Haplorhynchites pseudomexicanus

Classification · Explanation of Names · Size · Identification · Range · Food · Remarks · Print References · Works Cited

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Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Coleoptera (Beetles)

Suborder Polyphaga (Water, Rove, Scarab, Long-horned, Leaf and Snout Beetles)

No Taxon (Series Cucujiformia)

Superfamily Curculionoidea (Snout and Bark Beetles)

Family Attelabidae (Leaf Rolling Weevils)

Subfamily Rhynchitinae (Leaf and Bud Weevils)

Tribe Rhynchitini

Genus Haplorhynchites

Species pseudomexicanus (Haplorhynchites pseudomexicanus)

Explanation of Names

Haplorhynchites pseudomexicanus Hamilton 1974

Size

4.2-5.7 mm(1)

Identification

very close to H. aeneus, can be distinguished by the bluish luster, smaller interval punctures, and shorter rostrum sex for sex(1)

Range

AZ to w. & s. TX - Map (1)(2)

Food

Hosts: Helianthus in AZ(1)

Remarks

Type Locality: Big Bend NP, Brewster Co., TX (3)

Print References

Hamilton, R.W. 1974. The genus Haplorhynchites (Coleoptera: Rhynchitidae) in America north of Mexico. Annals of the Entomological Society America 67(5): 787-794.(1)

Works Cited

1.	The genus Haplorhynchites (Coleoptera: Rhynchitidae) in America north of Mexico Hamilton R.W. 1974. Ann. Ent. Soc. Am. 67(5): 787-794.

2.	Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)

3.	Insect species described from Big Bend National Park Arnold F. Van Pelt. 2002. Insecta Mundi, 16(1-3): 125-145.

Contributed by margarethe brummermann on 13 September, 2009 - 9:01am
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn, v belov
Last updated 7 September, 2022 - 11:50am

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