Trichobaris

Trichobaris
Trichobaris mucorea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Superfamily: Curculionoidea
Family: Curculionidae
Subfamily: Baridinae
Tribe: Baridini
Genus: Trichobaris
LeConte, 1876

Trichobaris is a genus of flower weevils in the family Curculionidae. There are 8 to 13 species in genus Trichobaris.

These weevils feed on plants in the family Solanaceae, including cultivated plants such as tomato, potato, and tobacco. They likely evolved in association with plants of genus Datura.

Species

Species include:

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 De la Mora, M., et al. 2018. Evolution of Trichobaris (Curculionidae) in relation to host plants: Geometric morphometrics, phylogeny and phylogeography. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, Vol. 124, pp. 37–49.
  2. ↑ "Trichobaris Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Iowa State University. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  3. ↑ "Trichobaris Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 26 January 2018.

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