Elleschodes
weevil on Eupomatia laurina
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Curculionidae
Subfamily: Curculioninae
Tribe: Storeini
Genus: Elleschodes
Blackburn, 1897
Species

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Elleschodes is a genus of true weevils (family Curculionidae) occurring in Australia, particularly Queensland. Some species are pollinators of trees in the genus Eupomatia.[1][2]

Species

The genus contains the following species:

  • Elleschodes basipennis
  • Elleschodes compactus
  • Elleschodes ellipticus
  • Elleschodes eucalypti
  • Elleschodes hamiltoni
  • Elleschodes hystricosus
  • Elleschodes inconstans
  • Elleschodes macrops
  • Elleschodes modicus
  • Elleschodes nigrirostris
  • Elleschodes pallidus
  • Elleschodes pictus
  • Elleschodes placidus
  • Elleschodes rufimanus
  • Elleschodes rufulus
  • Elleschodes scutellaris
  • Elleschodes suturalis
  • Elleschodes tenuirostris
  • Elleschodes uniformis
  • Elleschodes v-albus

References

  1. Armstrong, Joseph E.; Irvine, Anthony K. (1990). "Functions of Staminodia in the Beetle-Pollinated Flowers of Eupomatia laurina". Biotropica. 22 (4): 429–431. doi:10.2307/2388563. ISSN 0006-3606.
  2. Endress, Peter K. (2003-07-01). "Early Floral Development and Nature of the Calyptra in Eupomatiaceae (Magnoliales)". International Journal of Plant Sciences. 164 (4): 489–503. doi:10.1086/375319. ISSN 1058-5893.


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