Rhinoncus

Rhinoncus
Rhinoncus pericarpius
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Curculionidae
Subfamily: Baridinae
Tribe: Phytobiini
Genus: Rhinoncus
Schönherr, 1825 [1]

Rhinoncus is a genus of weevil.[2] It includes Rhinoncus castor, Rhinoncus bruchoides, Rhinoncus occidentalis, Rhinoncus pericarpius (Linné, 1758), Rhinoncus perpendicularis, Rhinoncus pyrrhopus, Rhinoncus scoliasus, Rhinoncus squamipennis and others. They consume polygonaceae.[2]

References

  1. "Rhinoncus Schönherr, 1825". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved April 13, 2011.
  2. 1 2 "Genus Rhinoncus - BugGuide.Net", BugGuide.net, May 2006, web: BG-50260.
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