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Species Tyloderma subpubescens

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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 Cryptorhynchinae (Hidden Snout Weevils)
Tribe Cryptorhynchini
Subtribe Cryptorhynchina
Genus Tyloderma
Species subpubescens (Tyloderma subpubescens)
Explanation of Names
Tyloderma subpubescens Casey 1892
Size
2.4-3.4 mm(1)(2)
Range
sc. US (IL-MO to MS-TX) to Nicaragua - Map (1)(3)
Food
hosts: knotweed (Polygonum, Polygonaceae)(1)
Remarks
Type Locality: on the Colorado River above Columbus, Austin Co., Texas (Not Austin, Travis Co.)
Internet References
Type Info - Smithsonian
Works Cited
1.The Beetles of Northeastern North America, Vol. 1 and 2.
Downie, N.M., and R.H. Arnett. 1996. The Sandhill Crane Press, Gainesville, FL.
2.Weevils of Kansas - A Manual for Identification
Glenn Arthur Salsbury. 2000. Private/Self.
3.Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)