Perissops ocellatus
Species of insect
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Perissops ocellatus is a weevil in the Curculionidae family,[1] found on the east coast of Australia in New South Wales and Queensland.[2]
| Perissops ocellatus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Curculionidae |
| Genus: | Perissops |
| Species: | P. ocellatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Perissops ocellatus (Redtenbacher, 1868) | |
It was first described by Ludwig Redtenbacher in 1868 as Enteles ocellatus.[1][3] It was assigned to the genus, Perissops in 1871 by Francis Polkinghorne Pascoe, giving the species name Perissops ocellatus.[1][4]