Cactophagus

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Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
Suborder:Polyphaga
Cactophagus
Cactophagus sanguinolentus, Costa Rica
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Curculionidae
Subfamily: Dryophthorinae
Tribe: Rhynchophorini
Subtribe: Sphenophorina
Genus: Cactophagus
LeConte, 1876

Cactophagus is a genus of snout and bark beetles in the family Dryophthoridae found in Central America, southern North America, and northern South America. There are more than 50 described species in Cactophagus.[1][2][3]

Cactophagus spinolae, Cactus weevil, Mexico

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