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Species Thecesternus maculosus

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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 Entiminae (Broad-nosed Weevils)
Tribe Thecesternini
Genus Thecesternus
Species maculosus (Thecesternus maculosus)
Explanation of Names
Thecesternus maculosus Pierce 1909
Size
6.8-15 mm(1)
Identification


most dets. S.R. McCollum, 2011
Range
MO-TX-NM / Mex. - Map (1)(2)
Life Cycle
"Thecesternus, originally known as the Buffalo dung weevils. Their association with the Buffalo was utilization of the dung as a harborage from the heat and dryness of the day. Nowadays they use cow dung, stones or whatever is available since they are nocturnal." (Charles W. O'Brien, pers. comm. to MAQ, 2013)
Remarks
Type Locality: Marfa, Texas
Internet References
Type Info - Smithsonian