Haplostethops
| Haplostethops | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Curculionidae |
| Tribe: | Apostasimerini |
| Genus: | Haplostethops Casey, 1920 |
Haplostethops is a genus of flower weevils in the beetle family Curculionidae. There are about eight described species in Haplostethops.[1][2][3] The genus name is masculine, contrary to some sources, following ICZN Article 30.1.4.3: "A compound genus-group name ending in -ops is to be treated as masculine, regardless of its derivation or of its treatment by its author."[4]
Species[edit]
These eight species belong to the genus Haplostethops:
- Haplostethops caviventris Blatchley, 1922
- Haplostethops ellipsoideus (Casey, 1892)
- Haplostethops elongatus Casey, 1920
- Haplostethops fusiformis Casey, 1920
- Haplostethops gravidulus Casey, 1920
- Haplostethops marginatus Casey, 1920
- Haplostethops scaphinellus Casey, 1920
References[edit]
- ^ "Haplostethops Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-22.
- ^ "Haplostethops". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-22.
- ^ "Haplostethops genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-22.
- ^ ICZN Code Online
Further reading[edit]
- O'Brien, Charles W.; Wibmer, Guillermo J. (1982). "Annotated checklist of the weevils (Curculionidae sensu lato) of North America, Central America, and the West Indies (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea)" (PDF). Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute.
- 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.