Catapastus Explained

Catapastus is a genus of flower weevils in the beetle family Curculionidae. There are about nine described species in Catapastus.

Species

These nine species belong to the genus Catapastus:

• Catapastus albonotatus Linell, 1897
• Catapastus conspersus (LeConte, 1876)
• Catapastus diffusus Casey, 1892
• Catapastus nivescens Champion & G.C., 1909
• Catapastus ruficlava Champion & G.C., 1909
• Catapastus seriatus Casey, 1920
• Catapastus signatipennis Linell, 1897
• Catapastus simplex Casey, 1920
• Catapastus squamirostris Casey, 1920

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. 2019-09-24. 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.