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Species Derelomus costiger

Derelomus subcostatus - Derelomus costiger

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 Curculioninae

Tribe Derelomini

Genus Derelomus

Species costiger (Derelomus costiger)

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

presence of D. subcostatus (Boheman) in our area has not been confirmed (R.S. Anderson, pers.comm. to =v= 10.ⅲ.2025)

Explanation of Names

Derelomus costiger Marshall 1958

Identification

shape of elytra mimicks petals of its host, Phoenix reclinata (Arecaceae)(1)

Range

of African origin, adventive in our area (FL)

Works Cited

1.	Most diverse, most neglected: weevils (Col.: Curculionoidea) are ubiquitous specialized brood-site pollinators of tropical flora Haran J., Kergoat G., de Medeiros B. 2023. Peer Community Journal, 3: e49.

Contributed by v belov on 27 September, 2013 - 5:37pm
Last updated 10 March, 2025 - 6:03pm

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