Neochetina bruchi
Appearance
Neochetina bruchi | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Brachyceridae |
Tribe: | Erirhinini |
Genus: | Neochetina |
Species: | N. bruchi
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Binomial name | |
Neochetina bruchi Hustache, 1926
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Neochetina bruchi, the chevroned water hyacinth weevil, is a species of marsh weevil in the beetle family Brachyceridae found in South America. It has been introduced into North America as biocontrol of the invasive plant Eichhornia crassipes (water hyacinth).[1][2][3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Neochetina bruchi Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ "Neochetina bruchi". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ "Neochetina bruchi species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
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.
External links
[edit]Media related to Neochetina bruchi at Wikimedia Commons