Centrinogyna
Casey, 1892
flower weevils
Species Guides
2- Centrinogyna hispidula(flower weevil)
- Centrinogyna procera
Centrinogyna is a of flower weevils in the Curculionidae, established by Thomas Lincoln Casey in 1892. The genus contains six described distributed in North America. All species were described by Casey between 1892 and 1920, with the exception of C. strigata, which was originally described by LeConte in 1876. As members of Curculionidae, possess the characteristic elongated snout (rostrum) with mouthparts at the tip. The genus has not been subject to extensive modern taxonomic revision.
Pronunciation
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Distribution
North America. described from Canada (C. canadensis), Wyoming (C. laramiensis), and other North American localities.
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Taxonomic History
All six were described by Thomas Lincoln Casey, a prolific but controversial American coleopterist, between 1892 and 1920. Casey's descriptions of weevil have been subject to subsequent revision, and the current circumscription of Centrinogyna may require modern systematic study.
Species List
Centrinogyna canadensis Casey, 1920; Centrinogyna hispidula Casey, 1920; Centrinogyna laramiensis Casey, 1920; Centrinogyna procera Casey, 1892 (type ); Centrinogyna strigata (LeConte, 1876); Centrinogyna subaequalis Casey, 1920