Rhinostomus frontalis

Rhinostomus frontalis is a species of weevils, previously placed in a genus called Yuccaborus[1] and known as the yucca weevils.[2][3]

Rhinostomus frontalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Curculionidae
Subfamily: Dryophthorinae
Genus: Rhinostomus
Species:
R. frontalis
Binomial name
Rhinostomus frontalis
(LeConte, 1874)
Synonyms

Yuccaborus frontalis LeConte, 1876

References

  1. "Browse Yuccaborus". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-03.
  2. Morrone, Juan J.; Cuevas, Perla I. (2009). "On the status of the tribes Orthognathini and Rhinostomini (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Dryophthorinae)". Zootaxa. Magnolia Press. 2216: 57–63. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.2216.1.5.
  3. "Rhinostomus Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-03.

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