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Species Eurhinus magnificus

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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 Baridini
Genus Eurhinus
Species magnificus (Eurhinus magnificus)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Eurhinus festivus magnificus
Explanation of Names
Eurhinus magnificus (Gyllenhal 1836)
Size
avg 5.7 mm(1)
Identification
appearance distinctive
Range
adventive to se. FL - Map (1)(2), native from coastal Mexico to Panama
Food
In FL, larvae and adults found only on Seasonvine (Cissus verticillata, Vitaceae), but hosts include other spp. of Cissus and several other plant genera(1)
Remarks
earliest record in our area: FL 2002(1)
Print References
Ulmer B.J., Duncan R.E., Prena J., Peña J.E. (2007) Life History and Larval Morphology of Eurhinus magnificus Gyllenhal (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), a New Weevil to the United States. Neotropical Entomology 36: 383-390.
Internet References
Featured Creatures - Ulmer et al. (2007)(1)