Anthonomus Explained

Anthonomus is a genus of weevils. This genus includes major agricultural pests such as the boll weevil, strawberry blossom weevil, and pepper weevil, as well as promising biological pest control agents such as Anthonomus santacruzi.

Taxonomy

The taxonomy of the genus is still under revision. It is unclear whether Cnemocyllus should be a genus or a subgenus within Anthonomus.^[1] Research suggests that the genus Hampea in the mallow family was the original host plant for the A. grandis species group.^[2]

See also

• List of Anthonomus species

References

• 10.4039/n06-021. The weevils (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea) of the Maritime Provinces of Canada, II: New records from Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island and regional zoogeography. 2007. Majka. Christopher G.. Anderson. Robert S.. McCorquodale. David B.. The Canadian Entomologist. 139. 3. 397–442. 2020-03-14. 2016-03-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304044320/http://www.cbucommons.ca/science/biology/images/uploads/Maritime_Curculionoidea.pdf. dead.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Revision of the subgenus Cnemocyllus Dietz of the weevil genus Anthonomus Germar (Coleoptera: Curculionidae, Anthonomini) . Clark, W. E. and H. R. Burke . Insecta Mundi . 2005.
2. 10.1603/0013-8746(2001)094[0051:EOTHPA]2.0.CO;2 . 0013-8746 . Jones . Robert W. . Evolution of the Host Plant Associations of the Anthonomus grandis Species Group (Coleoptera: Curculionidae): Phylogenetic Tests of Various Hypotheses. Annals of the Entomological Society of America . 94 . 51–58 . 2001 . free .