Cosmopolites is a genus of true weevil in the Dryophthorinae subfamily[1] and tribe Sphenophorini. The type species and most economically important is the banana weevil Cosmopolites sordidus.[2][3]
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Curculionidae |
Tribe: | Sphenophorini |
Genus: | Cosmopolites Chevrolat, 1885 |
Species | |
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Species
editThe genus contains at least five described species, including the following:
- Cosmopolites sordidus (Germar, 1824) Marshall, G.A.K., 1930, banana weevil, banana stemborer[4]
- Cosmopolites cribricollis Csiki, E., 1936
- Cosmopolites mendicus Csiki, E., 1936
- Cosmopolites pruinosus Heller, K.M., 1934
- Cosmopolites striatus Fairmaire, L., 1902
References
edit- ^ "Cosmopolites" at the Encyclopedia of Life
- ^ Gold, Clifford S.; Pena, Jorge E.; Karamura, Eldad B. (2001). "Biology and integrated pest management for the banana weevil Cosmopolites sordidus (Germar)(Coleoptera: Curculionidae)". Integrated Pest Management Reviews. 6 (2): 79–155. doi:10.1023/A:1023330900707.
- ^ Kolappan, B. "Stem borer a nightmare for banana farmers". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 11 September 2013.
- ^ "Banana weevil". Infonet-Biovision. Archived from the original on 17 June 2013. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
Data related to Cosmopolites at Wikispecies