Anthonomus aeneolus

Anthonomus aeneolus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Curculionidae
Genus: Anthonomus
Species:
A. aeneolus
Binomial name
Anthonomus aeneolus
Dietz, 1891
Synonyms[1]
  • Anthonomus brevirostris Linell, 1897

Anthonomus aeneolus is a species of true weevil in the beetle family Curculionidae. It is found in North America.[1][2][3] It normally develops within the flower buds of Solanum flowers, although eggs can be laid within galls on the plant. Larvae feed on the anthers of the flowers. [4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Anthonomus aeneolus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  2. ^ "Anthonomus aeneolus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  3. ^ Gates, Danny B.; Burke, Horace R. (15 September 1972). "Review of the Gall-Inhabiting Weevils of the Genus Anthonomus, with Description and Biology of a New Species (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)1". Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 65 (5): 1215–1224. doi:10.1093/aesa/65.5.1215.

Further reading

  • 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.


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