White-fringed

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• Naupactus

  White-fringed Weevils

  Naupactus is a large genus of weevils in the family Curculionidae, commonly known as white-fringed weevils. The genus comprises exclusively Neotropical species, several of which have been introduced to other regions and become significant agricultural pests. Members of this genus are characterized by reduced humeri and lack of metathoracic wings, traits formerly used to separate them into the genus Graphognathus before taxonomic revision. Some species exhibit parthenogenetic reproduction, and flightless adults are common.

  weevilpestagricultureparthenogenesisflightlessinvasiveNeotropicalwhite-fringedCurculionidaeEntiminaeNaupactinigrape-pestcitrus-pestquarantine-pest