Scolopterus
Genus of beetles
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Scolopterus is a genus of weevils belonging to the family Curculionidae that are native to New Zealand.[1]
| Scolopterus | |
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| Scolopterus tetracanthus | |
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| Scolopterus aequus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Superfamily: | Curculionoidea |
| Family: | Curculionidae |
| Subtribe: | Eugnomina |
| Genus: | Scolopterus White, 1846 |
This genus was first described by Adam White in 1846.[2] The type species for this genus is Scolopterus tetracanthus by original designation.[3]
Species
This genus contains the following species:
- Scolopterus aequus (Broun, 1880)
- Scolopterus penicillatus (black-spined weevil) White, 1846
- Scolopterus tetracanthus (four-spined weevil) White, 1846
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