Biology:Plocamus
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Short description: Genus of beetles
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Curculionidae |
| Tribe: | Apostasimerini |
| Genus: | Plocamus LeConte, 1876 |
Plocamus is a genus of flower weevils in the beetle family Curculionidae. There are about nine described species in Plocamus.[1][2][3]
Species
These nine species belong to the genus Plocamus:
- Plocamus albofasciatus Hustache, 1950
- Plocamus apicalis Hustache, 1950
- Plocamus bellus Hustache, 1950
- Plocamus brevisetis Hustache, 1950
- Plocamus clavisetis Champion & G.C., 1908
- Plocamus echidna (LeConte, 1876) (porcupine weevil)
- Plocamus hispidulus LeConte, 1876
- Plocamus hystrix Champion & G.C., 1908
- Plocamus variegatus Hustache, 1950
References
Further reading
- O'Brien, Charles W.; Wibmer, Guillermo J. (1982). "Annotated checklist of the weevils (Curculionidae sensu lato) of North America, Central America, and the West Indies (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea)". Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute. http://academic.uprm.edu/~franz/WeevilCourseResources/OBrienWibmer1982-WeevilsNCAWI.pdf.
- Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 7: Curculionoidea I. Apollo Books. 2013. ISBN 978-90-04-26093-1.
- Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 8: Curculionoidea II. Apollo Books. 2013. ISBN 978-90-04-25916-4.
Wikidata ☰ Q14925292 entry
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