Species Eurhinus magnificus

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Size · Identification · Range · Food · Remarks · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited

some kind of jeweled weevil? - Eurhinus magnificus

Eurhinus magnificus -- green immigrant leaf weevil - Eurhinus magnificus

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[cite:185010]

Identification

appearance distinctive

Range

native to Mesoamerica (Mexico to Panama), adventive in our area (established in so. FL)[cite:185010]

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[cite:185010]

Remarks

earliest record in our area: FL 2002[cite:185010]

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

Fact sheets: Haseeb et al. (2010)(1) | Ulmer et al. (2007)[Cite:185010] | |

Works Cited

1.	Haseeb M., O'Brien C.W., Kairo M.T.K. (2010) Potentially invasive weevil species from the Caribbean countries to the US...

Contributed by Martin Hauser on 3 October, 2006 - 3:58pm
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset, Robin McLeod, Phillip Harpootlian, Mike Quinn, v belov
Last updated 29 April, 2014 - 7:43pm

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