Caecossonus dentipes
| Caecossonus dentipes | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Curculionidae |
| Genus: | Caecossonus |
| Species: | C. dentipes
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| Binomial name | |
| Caecossonus dentipes Gilbert, 1955
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Caecossonus dentipes is a species of true weevil in the beetle family Curculionidae are the family of the "true" weevils (or "snout beetles"). They are one of the largest animal families, with 5,489 genera and 82,741[1] species described worldwide.[1][2][3] It is found in North America.[1] a molytine tribe endemic to Central America, the Caribbean Islands and some areas of the USA (blind genera are, among others, Caecossonus Gilbert, 1955; Decuanellus Osella, 1977; Pseudoalaocybites Osella, 1980). [4]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Caecossonus dentipes Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-01.
- ^ "Caecossonus dentipes species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-01.
- ^ "Caecossonus dentipes Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-01.
- ^ Studies on Oriental Molytinae. IV. Anonyxmolytes lilliput new genus and new species from Vietnam (Coleoptera, Curculionidae)
Further reading[edit]
- 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.