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Genus Derelomus

weevil - Derelomus piriformis weevil - Derelomus piriformis weevil - Derelomus piriformis weevil - Derelomus piriformis Which weevil is this? - Derelomus piriformis Palm weevil? - Derelomus piriformis Derelomus subcostatus - 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
Explanation of Names
Derelomus Schönherr 1825
Numbers
2 spp. (both adventive) in our area, 50‒60 total; "Julien Haran in France is revising the genus and he will report data on these two introductions." (R.S. Anderson, pers.comm. to =v= 10.ⅲ.2025)
Range
warmer regions of the Old World, esp. the tropics; in our area, CA & FL
Habitat
adults are palm pollinators