Sciaphobus

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Sciaphobus is a genus of beetles in the family Curculionidae, the true weevils.

Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
Suborder:Polyphaga
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Sciaphobus
Sciaphobus squalidus in Volgograd, Russia
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Curculionidae
Subfamily: Entiminae
Tribe: Sciaphilini
Genus: Sciaphobus
K. Daniel, 1904
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Description

The shoulders of the elytra are weakly defined. The elytra are strongly convex at the rear and lack erect bristles.[1]

Ecology

The larvae develop in the soil. Adult beetles are pests, primarily of fruit trees and shrubs.[1]

Species

Some species within the genus:[2]

  • Sciaphobus abbreviatus
  • Sciaphobus albanicus
  • Sciaphobus angustus
  • Sciaphobus balcanicus
  • Sciaphobus barbatulus
  • Sciaphobus caesius
  • Sciaphobus corpulentus
  • Sciaphobus curvimanus
  • Sciaphobus dorsualis
  • Sciaphobus formaneki
  • Sciaphobus globipennis
  • Sciaphobus heteromorphus
  • Sciaphobus megalopsis
  • Sciaphobus messutati
  • Sciaphobus muelleri
  • Sciaphobus ningnidus
  • Sciaphobus paliuri
  • Sciaphobus pelikani
  • Sciaphobus polydrosinus
  • Sciaphobus rasus
  • Sciaphobus reitteri
  • Sciaphobus scheibeli
  • Sciaphobus scitulus
  • Sciaphobus setosulus
  • Sciaphobus smaragdinus
  • Sciaphobus squalidus
  • Sciaphobus subnudus
  • Sciaphobus vittatus

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