Cosmopolites

Cosmopolites
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Curculionidae
Tribe:	Sphenophorini
Genus:	Cosmopolites; Chevrolat, 1885
Species
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Cosmopolites is a genus of true weevil in the Dryophthorinae subfamily^[1] and tribe Sphenophorini. The type species and most economically important is the banana weevil Cosmopolites sordidus.^[2]^[3]

Species

The genus contains at least five described species, including the following:

Cosmopolites sordidus (Germar, 1824) Marshall, G.A.K., 1930, banana weevil, banana stemborer^[4]
Cosmopolites cribricollis Csiki, E., 1936
Cosmopolites mendicus Csiki, E., 1936
Cosmopolites pruinosus Heller, K.M., 1934
Cosmopolites striatus Fairmaire, L., 1902

References

^ "Cosmopolites". The Encyclopedia of Life.
^ Gold, Clifford S.; Pena, Jorge E.; Karamura, Eldad B. (2001). "Biology and integrated pest management for the banana weevil Cosmopolites sordidus (Germar)(Coleoptera: Curculionidae)". Integrated Pest Management Reviews. 6 (2): 79–155. doi:10.1023/A:1023330900707.
^ Kolappan, B. "Stem borer a nightmare for banana farmers". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 11 September 2013.
^ "Banana weevil". Infonet-Biovision. Archived from the original on 17 June 2013. Retrieved 22 November 2014.

Data related to Cosmopolites at Wikispecies

[1] "Cosmopolites". The Encyclopedia of Life.

[2] Gold, Clifford S.; Pena, Jorge E.; Karamura, Eldad B. (2001). "Biology and integrated pest management for the banana weevil Cosmopolites sordidus (Germar)(Coleoptera: Curculionidae)". Integrated Pest Management Reviews. 6 (2): 79–155. doi:10.1023/A:1023330900707.

[3] Kolappan, B. "Stem borer a nightmare for banana farmers". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 11 September 2013.

[4] "Banana weevil". Infonet-Biovision. Archived from the original on 17 June 2013. Retrieved 22 November 2014.

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