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Species Apinocis blanditus

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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 Baridinae (Flower Weevils)
Tribe Apostasimerini
Genus Apinocis
Species blanditus (Apinocis blanditus)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Apinocis blanditus (Casey)
Orig. Comb: Limnobaris blandita Casey 1892
sometimes: A. blandita
Range
s. TX to c. LA (1),(2),(LSU data)
Remarks
part of the Rootstock Weevil Complex [PDF]
Per White and Carlton (2012), In Louisiana, rootstock weevils form a pest complex comprised of three species of curculionid beetles: Apinocis subnudus (Buchanan), A. deplanatus (Casey), and A. blanditus (Casey). This complex was first reported as a single species, Anacentrinus subnudus, known to be associated with sugarcane in Louisiana at least back to 1910.
Print References
Casey, T.L. 1892. Coleopterological Notices. IV. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 6: 359–712.
White, W.H. and C. Carlton. 2012. Rootstock weevils: out of sight, out of mind or emerging pests. Sugar Journal. 75(1): 28-29. (Summary)
Internet References
Rootstock Weevil Complex - Bill White, USDA, ARS Sugarcane Res Lab, Houma, LA
Works Cited
1.Illustrated Beetle (Coleoptera) Inventory of the Sabal Palm Sanctuary (Cameron County, Texas)
Edward G. Riley & Michael A. Quinn. 2011. Texas A&M University, Dept. Entomology, College Station.
2.An Illustrated Inventory of the Beetles (Coleoptera) of Lick Creek Park, College Station, Texas
Edward G. Riley. 2013. Texas A&M University, Dept. Entomology, College Station.