Hoplapoderus

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Hoplapoderus
Hoplapoderus gemmatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Attelabidae
Subfamily: Apoderinae
Genus: Hoplapoderus
Jekel, 1860

Hoplapoderus is a genus of attelabid weevil. Species in the genus are found mainly in Southeast Asia and South Asia. The pronotum typically has a pair of spines or protuberances and the vertex of the scutellum is conical. The elytra also have spines or protuberances.[1]

Species in the genus include:

References[edit]

  1. ^ Biondi, Silvano (2005). "A new genus and species of Hoplapoderini from Madagascar (Coleoptera: Attelabidae: Apoderinae)". Zootaxa. 1089 (1): 37–47.