Eurhoptus curtus

Classification

Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Superfamily: Curculionoidea
Family: Curculionidae
Subfamily: Cryptorhynchinae
Tribe: Cryptorhynchini
Subtribe: Tylodina
Genus: Eurhoptus
Species: curtus

Pronunciation

How to pronounce Eurhoptus curtus: //juːˈrɒptəs ˈkɜːrtəs//

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Images

Eurhoptus curtus (10.3897-zookeys.787.26948) Figure 6 by Anderson RS, Caterino MS (2018) A revision of the genus Eurhoptus LeConte, 1876 (Curculionidae, Cryptorhynchinae) of America north of Mexico. ZooKeys 787: 37-80. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.787.26948. Used under a CC BY 4.0 license.

Summary

Eurhoptus curtus is a resurrected species of hidden snout weevil in the family Curculionidae, first described in 1893, and revised by researchers in 2018.

Physical Characteristics

1.8–2.8 mm in length (sans head)

Distribution

Eastern United States (from Pennsylvania to Georgia and Indiana to Arkansas and Louisiana)

Similar Taxa

Eurhoptus aenigmaticus
Eurhoptus cariniventris
Eurhoptus imbricatus
Eurhoptus occidentalis
Eurhoptus pyriformis
Eurhoptus rileyi
Eurhoptus sordidus