Elleschodes

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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[edit]

The genus contains the following species:

References[edit]

  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.