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Genus Lecontellus

Lecontellus byturoides Lecontellus byturoides
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 Cimberidae (Pine Flower Snout Beetles)
Genus Lecontellus
Explanation of Names
Lecontellus Kuschel 1989
Numbers
3 spp. in our area(1)
Range
w. US (WA-CA-NV)(2)
Food
known hosts: Pinus sahiniana, P. radita, P. ponderosa(2)
Remarks
our only representative of the tribe Doydirhynchini Pierce 1916
Works Cited
1.American Beetles, Volume II: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea
Arnett, R.H., Jr., M. C. Thomas, P. E. Skelley and J. H. Frank. (eds.). 2002. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, FL.
2.A catalog of Coleoptera of America North of Mexico. Family: Nemonychidae
Hamilton R.W. 1994. USDA Agriculture handbook no. 529-134. x+8 pp.
Contributed by v belov on 22 December, 2013 - 8:54am
Last updated 22 December, 2013 - 9:36pm

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