Thecesternus
| Thecesternus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Curculionidae |
| Tribe: | Thecesternini |
| Genus: | Thecesternus Say, 1831 |
Thecesternus is a genus of broad-nosed weevils in the beetle family Curculionidae. There are about seven described species in Thecesternus.[1][2][3][4]
Species[edit]
These seven species belong to the genus Thecesternus:
- Thecesternus affinis (LeConte, 1857) i c g
- Thecesternus albidus Pierce, 1909 i c g
- Thecesternus foveolatus Pierce, 1909 i c g
- Thecesternus hirsutus Pierce, 1909 i c g
- Thecesternus humeralis (Say, 1826) i c g b
- Thecesternus longior (LeConte, 1857) i c g
- Thecesternus maculosus Pierce, 1909 i c g b
Data sources: i = ITIS,[1] c = Catalogue of Life,[2] g = GBIF,[3] b = Bugguide.net[4]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Thecesternus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-12.
- ^ a b "Browse Thecesternus". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-12.
- ^ a b "Thecesternus". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-12.
- ^ a b "Thecesternus Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-12.
Further reading[edit]
- Bright, Donald E.; Bouchard, Patrice (2008). Insects and Arachnids of Canada, Part 25: Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Entiminae: Weevils of Canada and Alaska, Volume 2. NRC Research Press, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. ISBN 978-0660194004.
- O'Brien, Charles W.; Wibmer, Guillermo J. (1982). "Annotated checklist of the weevils (Curculionidae sensu lato) of North America, Central America, and the West Indies (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea)" (PDF). Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute.
- Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2013). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 7: Curculionoidea I. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-26093-1.
- Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2013). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 8: Curculionoidea II. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-25916-4.