Apodrosus
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| Dorsal, lateral and head views of Apodrosus wolcotti. | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Curculionidae |
| Subfamily: | Entiminae |
| Tribe: | Polydrusini |
| Genus: | Apodrosus |
| Type species | |
| Apodrosus wolcotti Marshall, 1922
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Apodrosus is a Caribbean genus of broad-nosed weevils in the subfamily Entiminae, tribe Polydrusini.[1]
Taxonomy
[edit | edit source]The genus Apodrosus was described for the first time by Sir Guy A. K. Marshall in 1922 (p. 59).[2]
The type species of the genus is Apodrosus wolcotti, from Puerto Rico.[2]
Description
[edit | edit source]Small weevils (3–7 mm) of variable coloration ranging from grey to metallic green.[3][4] They bear a large, triangular, glabrous nasal plate at the apical region of the rostrum.
Distribution
[edit | edit source]Apodrosus is distributed across the West Indies with representatives in The Bahamas, Cuba, Hispaniola (the Dominican Republic and Haiti), Puerto Rico, and the Turks and Caicos Islands.[3][4]
List of species
[edit | edit source]The genus Apodrosus contains 22 described species:
- Apodrosus adustus Girón & Franz, 2010: 393 (The Bahamas) [3]
- Apodrosus alberti Anderson, 2017: 80 (Cuba) [4]
- Apodrosus alternatum Anderson, 2017: 83 (Cuba) [4]
- Apodrosus andersoni Girón & Franz, 2010: 356 (Dominican Republic) [3]
- Apodrosus argentatus Wolcott, 1924: 130 (Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico) [5]
- Apodrosus artus Girón & Franz, 2010: 353 (Dominican Republic) [3]
- Apodrosus beckeli Anderson, 2017: 85 (Cuba) [4]
- Apodrosus earinusparsus Girón & Franz, 2010: 359 (Haiti) [3]
- Apodrosus empherefasciatus Girón & Franz, 2010: 395 (The Bahamas) [3]
- Apodrosus epipolevatus Girón & Franz, 2010: 362 (Puerto Rico) [3]
- Apodrosus eximius Girón & Franz, 2010: 370 (Dominican Republic) [3]
- Apodrosus franklyni Anderson, 2017: 87 (Cuba) [4]
- Apodrosus griseus Anderson, 2017: 90 (Cuba) [4]
- Apodrosus mammuthus Girón & Franz, 2010: 379 (Mona Island; Turks and Caicos Islands) [3]
- Apodrosus mensurensis Anderson, 2017: 92 (Cuba) [4]
- Apodrosus pseudoalternatus Anderson, 2017: 94 (Cuba) [4]
- Apodrosus quisqueyanus Girón & Franz, 2010: 389 (Dominican Republic) [3]
- Apodrosus sandersoni Anderson, 2017: 96 (Cuba) [4]
- Apodrosus stenoculus Girón & Franz, 2010: 385 (Dominican Republic) [3]
- Apodrosus viridium Girón & Franz, 2010: 381 (Dominican Republic) [3]
- Apodrosus wolcotti Marshall, 1922: 59 (Puerto Rico) [2]
- Apodrosus zayasi Anderson, 2017: 98 (Cuba) [4]
References
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