Biology:Sphenophorus aequalis

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Short description: Species of beetle

Sphenophorus aequalis
Sphenophorus aequalis.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Curculionidae
Genus: Sphenophorus
Species:
S. aequalis
Binomial name
Sphenophorus aequalis
Gyllenhal, 1838
Synonyms[1]
  • Sphenophorus univitta Sphenophorus ochreus
  • Sphenophorus atrivittata Chittenden, 1924
  • Mannerheim, 1843 LeConte, 1858
  • Sphenophorus pictus Sphenophorus gemina
  • LeConte, 1858 Chittenden, 1924
  • Sphenophorus discolor Blackwelder, 1947
  • Chittenden, 1924 Sphenophorus scirpi

Sphenophorus aequalis, the clay-coloured billbug, is a species of beetle in the family Dryophthoridae. It is found in North America.[1][2][3]

Subspecies

These five subspecies belong to the species Sphenophorus aequalis:

  • Sphenophorus aequalis aequalis Gyllenhal, 1838
  • Sphenophorus aequalis ochreus
  • Sphenophorus aequalis pictus
  • Sphenophorus aequalis scirpi Chittenden
  • Sphenophorus aequalis univitta Chittenden

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Sphenophorus aequalis Report". https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=619123. 
  2. ↑ "Sphenophorus aequalis". https://www.gbif.org/species/1169843. 

Further reading

  • 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 ☰ Q49452894 entry




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