Peristoreus stramineus
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| Peristoreus stramineus | |
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| Peristoreus stramineus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Curculionidae |
| Genus: | Peristoreus |
| Species: | P. stramineus |
| Binomial name | |
| Peristoreus stramineus (Broun, 1881) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Erirhinus nocens Broun, 1881[1] Erirhinus subconicollis Broun, 1923[1] | |
Peristoreus stramineus is a species of true weevil. It is endemic to New Zealand.[2] The larvae develop in flower buds of Hoheria populnea.[3]
P. stramineus was originally named Erirhinus stramineus by Broun in 1881.[4] Then, in 1926, Marshall described a new genus called Dorytomodes, into which he provisionally transferred all species placed by Broun in Erirrhinus [=Erirhinus].[5] Dorytomodes was subsequently sunk as a synonym of Peristoreus by Edward S. ("Ted") Gourlay in 1950.[6]
P. stramineus has been found in the northern North Island (including nearby offshore islands, e.g. Poor Knights), south to the Hawke's Bay Region.[7] It has also been reported from the South Island (Banks Peninsula), as a seed predator in fruit of Hoheria angustifolia.[8]