Diocalandra Explained

Diocalandra^[1] is a genus of weevils in the subfamily Dryophthorinae and the monotypic tribe Diocalandrini. Species are distributed mostly in Africa, Asia and Australia^[2] and includes the lesser or four-spotted coconut weevil.

Species

The Global Biodiversity Information Facility lists:^[2]

• Diocalandra caelata Marshall, 1948
• Diocalandra crucigera Motschulsky & V.de, 1858
• Diocalandra frumenti Fabricius, 1801^[3]
• Diocalandra impressicollis E.Csiki, 1936
• Diocalandra kamiyai Morimoto, 1978
• Diocalandra nigromaculata Voss, 1955
• Diocalandra punctigera E.Csiki, 1936
• Diocalandra reticulata Heller & K.M., 1927
• Diocalandra rugosula Marshall, 1952
• Diocalandra sasa Morimoto, 1978
• Diocalandra sechellarum Kolbe & H.J., 1910
• Diocalandra stigmaticollis A.Hustache, 1924
• Diocalandra subfasciatus E.Csiki, 1936
• Diocalandra subsignata E.Csiki, 1936
• Diocalandra taitensis E.Csiki, 1936

Notes and References

1. Faust (1894) Ann. Mus. Stor. Nat. Genova 34.
2. https://www.gbif.org/species/1169449 Global Biodiversity Information Facility: Diocalandra Faust, 1894 (retrieved 9 January 2020)
3. Web site: Diocalandra frumenti (Fabricius, 1801): lesser coconut weevil . Discover Life . 9 January 2020.