Sphenophorus aequalis

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

Sphenophorus aequalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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 atrivittata Chittenden, 1924
  • Sphenophorus discolor Mannerheim, 1843
  • Sphenophorus gemina Blackwelder, 1947
  • Sphenophorus ochreus LeConte, 1858
  • Sphenophorus pictus LeConte, 1858
  • Sphenophorus scirpi Chittenden, 1924
  • Sphenophorus univitta Chittenden, 1924

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. "Sphenophorus aequalis Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  2. "Sphenophorus aequalis". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.

Further reading
  • Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2013). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 7: Curculionoidea I. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-26093-1.
  • Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2013). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 8: Curculionoidea II. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-25916-4.


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