Gagatophorus

Gagatophorus is a genus of weevils belonging to the family Curculionidae, first described by Henri Jekel in 1865.[3][1][2] The decisions for synonymy are based on work by Sigmund Schenkling and G.A.K. Marshall (Pseudamycterus),[1][4] and Elwood Zimmerman (Gagatonotus and Macramycterus).[1][5]

Gagatophorus
Gagatophorus tibialis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Curculionidae
Tribe: Amycterini
Genus: Gagatophorus
Jekel, 1865
Type species
Gagatophorus boisduvalii
(Boisduval, 1835)[1][2]
Synonyms[3]

Amycterus Lacordaire, 1863
Gagatonotus Jekel, 1865
Macramycterus Ferguson, 1914
Pseudamycterus Pierce, 1919

The species of this genus are found in Western Australia.[6]

Species

Species:[1][7]

  • Gagatophorus boisduvalii (Boisduval, 1835)
  • Gagatophorus draco (W.S. Macleay, 1826)
  • Gagatophorus leichhardti (Macleay, 1865)
  • Gagatophorus obsoletus (Ferguson, 1914)
  • Gagatophorus schoenherri (Hope, 1835)
  • Gagatophorus tibialis (Ferguson, 1914)

Further reading

  • Magnus Peterson (21 June 2013). "A new genus of Amycterini from the Pilbara region of Western Australia (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Cyclominae)". Journal of Insect Biodiversity. 1 (4): 1–12. doi:10.12976/JIB/2013.1.4. ISSN 2147-7612. Wikidata Q54686380.

References

  1. "Australian Faunal Directory: Gagatophorus". biodiversity.org.au. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
  2. Jekel, H. (1865). "Recherches sur la classification naturelle des Curculionides. 1er partie". Annales de la Société Entomologique de France. Série 4. 4: 537-566 [543] [Date published 25 Jan 1865: marked as published in 1864].
  3. "IRMNG - Gagatophorus Jekel, 1865". www.irmng.org. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
  4. Schenkling, S.; G.A.K. Marshall (1931). "Curculionidae: Dinomorphinae, Somatodinae, Amycterinae, Gonipterinae". Coleopterorum Catalogus. Pars: 116.
  5. Zimmerman, E.C. (1993) Australian weevils (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea) Vol. III Nanophyidae, Rhynchophoridae, Erirhinidae, Curculionidae: Amycterinae. Melbourne : CSIRO Publications
  6. "Gagatophorus H.Jekel, 1865". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  7. Zicha, Ondrej. "BioLib: Biological library: Gagatophorus Jekel, 1865". www.biolib.cz. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
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