Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
=affinis LeConte 1876-207
=aphanostephi Pierce 1908-177
=canus LeConte 1876-207
=lineatulus Dietz 1891-245
=nanus LeConte 1876-207 [not Gyllenhal 1836]
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Explanation of Names
Anthonomus decipiens LeConte 1876
decipiens 'deceptive'
Identification
males (even if abraded) easily recognizable because of the distinctive shape of the metatibia (esp. the mucro)
(1)Food
hosts: various Asteraceae
(1)Print References
LeConte, J.L. and G.H. Horn. 1876. The Rhynchopora of America North of Mexico. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society held at Philadelphia for promoting useful knowledge 15: 1–455.
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