Biology:Acoptus

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Short description: Genus of beetles

Acoptus
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Curculionidae
Genus: Acoptus
Species:
A. suturalis
Binomial name
Acoptus suturalis
LeConte, 1876

Acoptus is a genus of true weevils in the family of beetles known as Curculionidae. There is one described species in Acoptus, A. suturalis, found in the northeastern United States and southeastern Canada.[1][2][3] It can commonly be found near beaver dams.[4]

References

Further reading

Wikidata ☰ Q54999972 entry