Cactophagus

Cactophagus
Cactophagus sanguinolentus, Costa Rica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Superfamily: Curculionoidea
Family: Curculionidae
Subfamily: Dryophthorinae
Tribe: Rhynchophorini
Subtribe: Sphenophorina
Genus: Cactophagus
LeConte, 1876

Cactophagus is a genus of snout and bark beetles in the family Dryophthoridae found in Central America, southern North America, and northern South America. There are more than 50 described species in Cactophagus.

Cactophagus spinolae, Cactus weevil, Mexico

Species

These 56 species belong to the genus Cactophagus:

References

  1. ↑ "Cactophagus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2020-06-06.
  2. ↑ "Cactophagus". GBIF. Retrieved 2020-06-06.
  3. ↑ "Cactophagus genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2020-06-06.