Rhoptobaris scolopax

(Say, 1832)

Rhoptobaris scolopax is a North American of flower weevil in the Curculionidae. The species has a documented taxonomic history involving misidentification: the was once considered lost, leading authors to erroneously apply this name to a species of Aulobaris. It is recorded from western Canada with only two observations documented on iNaturalist.

Bulletin (1906) (20434731841) by United States. Bureau of Entomology. Used under a No restrictions license.Papers on the cotton boll weevil and related and associated insects (1909) (14595371158) by United States. Bureau of Entomology. Used under a No restrictions license.

Pronunciation

How to pronounce Rhoptobaris scolopax: //ɹɒptoʊˈbɛərɪs skoʊˈloʊpæks//

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Distribution

Alberta, British Columbia, and Saskatchewan, Canada.

Similar Taxa

  • AulobarisThe name Rhoptobaris scolopax was historically misapplied to a of Aulobaris after the was believed lost.

Misconceptions

The name was erroneously used for a different (Aulobaris) due to the presumed loss of the .

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