Species Naupactus peregrinus

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Size · Identification · Range · Works Cited

Naupactus peregrinus (Buchanan) - Naupactus peregrinus

Snout and Bark Beetle Request - Naupactus peregrinus

White-fringed Weevil - Naupactus peregrinus

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 Entiminae (Broad-nosed Weevils)

Tribe Naupactini

Genus Naupactus (White-fringed Weevils)

Species peregrinus (Naupactus peregrinus)

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Pantomorus peregrinus, Graphognathus peregrinus

Explanation of Names

Naupactus peregrinus (Buchanan 1939)

Size

6.0-9.5 mm(1)

Identification

tend to be smaller, paler tan; eyes more convex; carina on rostrum less distinct; groove on rostrum does not widen toward apex; setae at base of pronotum directed posterad (unique for leucoloma-Group); elytral scales more rounded(2)

Range

adventive to se US to se VA (TX-FL-VA-AR) - Map (3)(4)(5), native to southern S. America

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.	Graphognathus Buchanan a new synonym of Naupactus Dejean and systematics of the N. leucoloma species group (Col.: Curculionidae) Lanteri A.A., Marvaldi A.E. 1995. Col. Bull. 49: 206-228.

3.	A distributional checklist of the beetles (Coleoptera) of Florida. Peck & Thomas. 1998. Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Gainesville. 180 pp.

4.	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.

5.	Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)

Contributed by v belov on 30 November, 2009 - 12:06pm
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset, Mike Quinn
Last updated 26 October, 2022 - 11:32pm

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