Conotrachelus posticatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Curculionidae
Genus: Conotrachelus
Species:
C. posticatus
Binomial name
Conotrachelus posticatus
Boheman, 1837

Conotrachelus posticatus is a species of true weevil in the beetle family Curculionidae. It is found in North America.[1][2][3] It can be found in insect galls and is a prey item for Ambystoma jeffersonianum.[4] This species is sexually dimorphic. It can be a pest of avocado plants.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Conotrachelus posticatus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  2. ↑ "Conotrachelus posticatus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  3. ↑ Judd, W. W. (1957). "The Food of Jefferson's Salamander, Ambystoma Jeffersonianum, in Rondeau Park, Ontario". Ecology. 38 (1): 77–81. doi:10.2307/1932128. ISSN 0012-9658. JSTOR 1932128. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  4. ↑ Chamorro, Maria Lourdes; Barclay, Maxwell V. L. (2 November 2018). "On the identity of a U.S. intercepted Conotrachelus Dejean (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) with avocado (Perseaamericana)". Biodiversity Data Journal. 6 (6): e26362. doi:10.3897/BDJ.6.e26362. ISSN 1314-2828. PMC 6226545. PMID 30425604.

Further reading

  • Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2013). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 7: Curculionoidea I. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-26093-1.
  • Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2013). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 8: Curculionoidea II. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-25916-4.


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