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Species Nicentrus saccharinus

Curculionidae > Baridinae > - Nicentrus saccharinus Weevil - Nicentrus saccharinus Nicentrus saccharinus Marshall - Nicentrus saccharinus Nicentrus saccharinus Marshall - Nicentrus saccharinus Nicentrus saccharinus Marshall - Nicentrus saccharinus Weevil #1 - Nicentrus saccharinus Weevil #1 - Nicentrus saccharinus Weevil #1 - Nicentrus saccharinus
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 Nicentrus
Species saccharinus (Nicentrus saccharinus)
Explanation of Names
Nicentrus saccharinus Marshall, 1952
Range
CA, AL-FL / W. Indies / so. Mex. to S. Amer. (J. Prena, pers. comm. to MAQ, 2012),(BG data),(Woodruff 1972b)
Food
established in so. FL on several common grasses, including Guinea Grass - Panicum maximum (Woodruff 1972b)
Remarks
Type Locality: Aquadulce, Panama
Print References
Marshall, G.A.K. 1952[1951]. New Curculionidae (Col.) from tropical America. Ent. Mo. Mag. 87(4th Ser., Vol. 12): 325-327.
Woodruff, R.E. 1972a. New United States record - a sugarcane weevil (Nicentrus saccharinus) - Florida. Journal Cooperative Economic Insect Report, 22(27): 431. Abstract
Woodruff, R.E. 1972b. Nicentrus saccharinus Marshall, a potential sugarcane pest recently introduced into Florida (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). Florida Dept. of Agriculture and Consumer Services. Division of Plant Industry, Entomology Circular No. 124, 2 pp. Full PDF
Contributed by Mike Quinn on 13 August, 2012 - 8:45am
Additional contributions by Bbarnd, Arturo Santos
Last updated 12 October, 2021 - 4:11pm

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