Biology:Cosmopolites

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Cosmopolites
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
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

  1. 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. 
  2. Kolappan, B.. "Stem borer a nightmare for banana farmers". The Hindu. http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/stem-borer-a-nightmare-for-banana-farmers/article5104662.ece. 
  3. "Banana weevil". Infonet-Biovision. http://www.infonet-biovision.org/default/ct/96/pests. 


Wikidata ☰ Q14923027 entry