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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Cucujiformia » Curculionoidea » Snout and Bark Beetles (Curculionidae) » Gonipterinae » Gonipterus » Eucalyptus Snout Beetle (Gonipterus scutellatus)

Species Gonipterus scutellatus - Eucalyptus Snout Beetle

Classification · Other Common Names · Explanation of Names · Size · Range · Habitat · Life Cycle · Remarks · Print References · Internet 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
No Taxon (Series Cucujiformia)
Superfamily Curculionoidea
Family Curculionidae (Snout and Bark Beetles)
Subfamily Gonipterinae
Genus Gonipterus
Species scutellatus (Eucalyptus Snout Beetle)
Other Common Names
Australian Gum-tree Weevil
Explanation of Names
Gonipterus scutellatus Gyllenhal 1833
Size
12–14 mm(1)
Range
native to Australia, spread to many parts of the world with eucalyptus; first found in southern California in 1994
Habitat
Lines of trees, small anthropogenic woodlands, parks and gardens(1)
Life Cycle
Overwinters as adult(1)
Remarks
important pest of eucalyptus around the world(2)
Print References
Garrison R.W. (2001) New agricultural pest for Southern California: eucalyptus snout beetle (Gonipterus scutellatus) (Full text
Internet References
Fact sheet(2)
Works Cited
1.Alien terrestrial arthropods of Europe
Roques A., Kenis M., Lees D., Lopez-Vaamonde C., Rabitsch W., Rasplus J.-Y., Roy D., eds. 2010. BioRisk 4 Special Issue; 2 vols., 1028 pp.
2.European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization (EPPO)
Contributed by v belov on 22 June, 2010 - 5:57pm
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset, Graham M
Last updated 27 December, 2013 - 1:26pm

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