Sphenophorus

Sphenophorus
Sphenophorus cariosus
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: Sphenophorini
Genus: Sphenophorus
Schönherr, 1838

Sphenophorus is a genus of weevils, often known as billbugs, in the family Curculionidae, and tribe Sphenophorini. Eleven species of billbugs infest managed turfgrass in North America.

Sphenophorus cicatristriatus
Sphenophorus cicatristriatus

Species

These 278 species belong to the genus Sphenophorus.

References

  1. ↑ "Sphenophorus Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2024-09-18.
  2. 1 2 "ITIS report, Sphenophorus". Retrieved 2024-09-18.
  3. ↑ "Sphenophorus Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-02-12.
  4. ↑ Duffy, Alexandra G.; Powell, Gareth S.; Zaspel, Jennifer M.; Richmond, Douglas S. (2018-02-09). "Billbug (Coleoptera: Dryophthoridae: Sphenophorus spp.) Seasonal Biology and DNA-Based Life Stage Association in Indiana Turfgrass". Journal of Economic Entomology. 111 (1): 304–313. doi:10.1093/jee/tox340. ISSN 0022-0493. PMID 29309605.
  5. ↑ "GBIF, Sphenophorus". Retrieved 2024-09-18.
  6. ↑ "Catalogue of Life, Sphenophorus C.J.Schoenherr, 1838". Retrieved 2024-09-18.