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Genus Sphenophorus - Billbugs

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 Dryophthorinae
Tribe Rhynchophorini
Subtribe Sphenophorina
Genus Sphenophorus - Billbugs

Species aequalis - Clay-coloured Billbug
Species apicalis - Sphenophorus apicalis
Species arizonensis - Sphenophorus arizonensis
Species australis - Sphenophorus australis
Species bartramiae - Sphenophorus bartramiae
Species blanchardi - Sphenophorus blanchardi
Species callosus - Southern Corn Billbug
Species cariosus - Nutgrass Billbug
Species cazieri - Sphenophorus cazieri
Species chittendeni - Sphenophorus chittendeni
Species cicatristriatus - Rocky Mountain Billbug
Species coesifrons - Sphenophorus coesifrons
Species compressirostris - Sphenophorus compressirostris
Species costicollis - Sphenophorus costicollis
Species costipennis - Sphenophorus costipennis
Species crenatus - Sphenophorus crenatus
Species cultellatus - Sphenophorus cultellatus
Species deficiens - Sphenophorus deficiens
Species destructor - Sphenophorus destructor
Species gagatinus - Sphenophorus gagatinus
Species gentilis - Sphenophorus gentilis
Species germari - Sphenophorus germari
Species graminis - Sphenophorus graminis
Species hoegbergii - Sphenophorus hoegbergii
Species holosericus - Sphenophorus holosericus
Species imus - Sphenophorus imus
Species incongruus - Sphenophorus incongruus
Species latinasus - Sphenophorus latinasus
Species maidis - Sphenophorus maidis
Species marinus - Sphenophorus marinus
Species melanocephalus - Uneven Billbug
Species minimus - Lesser Billbug
Species mormon - Sphenophorus mormon
Species cf-mormon - Sphenophorus cf-mormon
Species necydaloides - Sphenophorus necydaloides
Species nubilus - Sphenophorus nubilus
Species parvulus - Bluegrass Billbug
Species pertinax - Sphenophorus pertinax
Species phoeniciensis - Phoenix Billbug
Species pontederiae - Sphenophorus pontederiae
Species rectus - Sphenophorus rectus
Species robustus - Sphenophorus robustus
Species sayi - Sphenophorus sayi
Species scoparius - Sphenophorus scoparius
Species simplex - Sphenophorus simplex
Species striatipennis - Sphenophorus striatipennis
Species subulatus - Sphenophorus subulatus
Species tardus - Sphenophorus tardus
Species velutinus - Sphenophorus velutinus
Species venatus - Sphenophorus venatus
Species villosiventris - Sphenophorus villosiventris
Species vomerinus - Sphenophorus vomerinus
Species zeae - Timothy Billbug
No Taxon parvulus-like individuals from the northwest
Species probably-unnamed - prob. n.sp. -- south Texas