Coccotrypes

Coccotrypes
Coccotrypes distinctus, Texas
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Superfamily: Curculionoidea
Family: Curculionidae
Subfamily: Scolytinae
Tribe: Scolytini
Genus: Coccotrypes
Eichhoff, 1878

Coccotrypes is a genus of palm seed borers in the beetle family Curculionidae. There are more than 170 described species in Coccotrypes, found in warmer climates of all continents except Antarctica.

Coccotrypes dactyliperda, New Zealand

Species

These 177 species belong to the genus Coccotrypes:

References

  1. โ†‘ "ITIS report, Coccotrypes". Retrieved 15 June 2026.
  2. โ†‘ "GBIF, Coccotrypes". Retrieved 15 June 2026.
  3. โ†‘ "BugGuide.net, Coccotrypes genus Information". Retrieved 15 June 2026.
  4. 1 2 "Catalogue of Life, Coccotrypes Eichhoff, 1878". Retrieved 15 June 2026.