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Minyomerus griseus
Species
Minyomerus griseus
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
Entiminae (Broad-nosed Weevils)
Tribe
Tanymecini
Genus
Minyomerus
Species
griseus
(Minyomerus griseus)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Piscatopus griseus
Sleeper 1960
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1
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Explanation of Names
Minyomerus griseus
(Sleeper 1960)
griseus
= 'gray'
Size
♂ 4.2–4.4 mm, ♀ 4.3-4.8 mm
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1
)
Identification
readily distinguished from other congeners by the separated procoxae and the size of the rostrum, which is narrower than the head
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1
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Range
w. TX (Presidio); likely present in Chihuahua (Mexico)
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1
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Food
Associated with creosote bush (
Larrea tridentata
; Zygophyllaceae) and four-wing saltbush (
Atriplex canescens
; Asteraceae)
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1
)
Works Cited
1.
Phylogenetic revision of Minyomerus Horn, 1876 sec. Jansen & Franz, 2015 (Coleoptera, Curculionidae) using taxonomic concept ...
Michael Andrew Jansen, Nico M. Franz. 2015. ZooKeys 528.
Contributed by
v belov
on 9 January, 2014 - 9:48am
Additional contributions by
Mike Quinn
Last updated 11 July, 2017 - 1:49pm