Didymus (beetle)
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Didymus is a genus of beetle known as weevils in the family Curculionidae.[2] The genus contains the following species:
- Didymus bicostatus
- Didymus erroneous
- Didymus impexus
- Didymus intutus
- Didymus metrosideri
- Didymus setosus
The type species for this genus is Acalles intutus Pascoe, 1876 by original designation.[3] Species from this genus are found in New Zealand, the Kermadec and the Norfolk Islands.[1]
References
- ^ a b Kuschel, G. (1 September 1982). "Apionidae and Curculionidae (Coleoptera) from the Poor Knights Islands, New Zealand". Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand. 12 (3): 273–282. doi:10.1080/03036758.1982.10415349. ISSN 0303-6758. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
- ^ Watt, J. Charles (September 1982). "Terrestrial arthropods from the Poor Knights Islands, New Zealand". Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand. 12 (3): 283–320. doi:10.1080/03036758.1982.10415350. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
- ^ Lyal, C. H. C. 1 (2 December 1993). "Cryptorhynchinae (Insecta: Coleoptera: Curculionidae)" (PDF). Fauna of New Zealand. 29: 1–308. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
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