Dorytomus lecontei
O'Brien, 1970
Dorytomus lecontei is a of true weevil ( Curculionidae) described by O'Brien in 1970. It belongs to a of weevils associated with willow and poplar trees. The species is known from North America, with distribution records from Alaska and Yukon Territory.
Pronunciation
How to pronounce Dorytomus lecontei: /dɔˈɾitɔmʊs lɛˈkɔnteɪ/
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Distribution
North America; specifically recorded from Alaska (United States) and Yukon Territory (Canada).
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Taxonomic Note
The epithet 'lecontei' honors the American entomologist John Lawrence LeConte (1825-1883), a prolific describer of North American beetles. This should not be confused with the tiger Cicindela scutellaris lecontei, which shares the same epithet but belongs to a different () and was named for the same person.