Aphrastus Explained
Aphrastus is a genus of broad-nosed weevils in the family Curculionidae. There are at least 3 described species in Aphrastus.[1] [2]
Species
References
- Alonso-Zarazaga, Miguel A., and Christopher H. C. Lyal (1999). A World Catalogue of Families and Genera of Curculionoidea (Insecta: Coleoptera) (Excepting Scotylidae and Platypodidae), 315.
- Poole, Robert W., and Patricia Gentili, eds. (1996). "Coleoptera". Nomina Insecta Nearctica: A Check List of the Insects of North America, vol. 1: Coleoptera, Strepsiptera, 41-820.
Further reading
- Arnett, R. H. Jr., M. C. Thomas, P. E. Skelley and J. H. Frank. (eds.). (21 June 2002). American Beetles, Volume II: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, Florida .
- Book: Ross H. Arnett. 30 July 2000. American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press. 978-0-8493-0212-1.
- Richard E. White. (1983). Peterson Field Guides: Beetles. Houghton Mifflin Company.
Notes and References
- Web site: Aphrastus Genus Information. BugGuide.net. Iowa State University. 2018-01-25.
- Web site: Aphrastus Report. Integrated Taxonomic Information System. 2018-01-25.