Sphenophorus compressirostris
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Curculionidae
Genus: Sphenophorus
Species:
S. compressirostris
Binomial name
Sphenophorus compressirostris
(Germar, 1823)
Synonyms
  • Sphenophorus germari Horn, 1873[1]
  • Sphenophorus pinguis Chittenden, 1924[2]

Sphenophorus compressirostris is a species of beetle in the family Curculionidae found in North America. The name should not be confused with Sphenophorus compessirostris (Say, 1824), a name replaced with Sphenophorus cultrirostris Gyllenhal, 1838.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Prena (2019). "An annotated inventory of the weevils (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea) described by Thomas Say". Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology. 161: 323โ€“401. doi:10.3099/mcz161-09.1.
  2. โ†‘ Vaurie (1951). "Revision of the genus Calendra (formerly Sphenophorus) in the United States and Mexico (Coleoptera, Curculionidae)". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 98: 26โ€“186.


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