Apleurus Explained

Apleurus is a genus of cylindrical weevils in the beetle family Curculionidae. There are about eight described species in Apleurus.

Species

These eight species belong to the genus Apleurus:

• Apleurus albovestitus (Casey, 1891)
• Apleurus angularis (LeConte, 1859)
• Apleurus aztecus Anderson, 1987
• Apleurus hystrix (Fall, 1913)
• Apleurus jacobinus (Casey, 1891)
• Apleurus lutulentus (LeConte, 1859)
• Apleurus porosus (LeConte, 1876)
• Apleurus saginatus (Casey, 1891)

Further reading

• Annotated checklist of the weevils (Curculionidae sensu lato) of North America, Central America, and the West Indies (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea). 1982. O'Brien. Charles W.. Wibmer. Guillermo J.. Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute. 2019-09-23. 2021-12-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20211224000207/https://academic.uprm.edu/~franz/WeevilCourseResources/OBrienWibmer1982-WeevilsNCAWI.pdf. dead.
• Book: Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 7: Curculionoidea I. 2013. Lobl . I.. Smetana . A.. Apollo Books. 978-90-04-26093-1.
• Book: Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 8: Curculionoidea II. 2013. Lobl . I.. Smetana . A.. Apollo Books. 978-90-04-25916-4.