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Species Euscepes postfasciatus - West Indian Sweetpotato Weevil

Classification · Explanation of Names · Range · Food · Remarks · Internet References · Works Cited
Euscepes postfasciatus Euscepes postfasciatus
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 Cryptorhynchinae (Hidden Snout Weevils)
Tribe Cryptorhynchini
Subtribe Tylodina
Genus Euscepes
Species postfasciatus (West Indian Sweetpotato Weevil)
Explanation of Names
Euscepes postfasciatus (Fairmaire 1849)
Range
neotropical species, adventive in CA and elsewhere in sweetpotato producing regions(1)
Food
hosts: Ipomoea spp.(1)
Remarks
serious pest of sweetpotatoe in CA(1)
Internet References
Fact sheets: Haseeb et al.(1) | O'Sullivan et al. | |
Works Cited
1.Haseeb M., O'Brien C.W., Kairo M.T.K. (2010) Potentially invasive weevil species from the Caribbean countries to the US...
Contributed by v belov on 28 April, 2014 - 2:55pm
Last updated 29 April, 2014 - 10:39am

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