Gonipterini
Tribe of beetles
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gonipterini is a tribe of weevils in the subfamily Curculioninae.[1]
| Gonipterini | |
|---|---|
| |
| Gonipterus gibberus on Casuarina sp | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Superfamily: | Curculionoidea |
| Family: | Curculionidae |
| Subfamily: | Curculioninae |
| Tribe: | Gonipterini Lacordaire, 1863 |
| Genera | |
| |
The larvae and adults are usually found on eucalyptus trees, where they feed upon the foliage. The larvae are legless and slug-like in appearance. The adults have a broad body, and short stout rostrum.
.png){kind=small}