Ellescus Explained

Ellescus is a genus of true weevils in the beetle family Curculionidae. There are about 16 described species in Ellescus.

Species

These 16 species belong to the genus Ellescus:

• Ellescus aurifer Sturm, 1826
• Ellescus bicolor Dejean, 1821
• Ellescus bipunctatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Ellescus borealis (Carr, 1920)
• Ellescus brevirostris Desbrochers, 1874
• Ellescus carpini Dejean, 1821
• Ellescus conspersus Chevrolat
• Ellescus ephippiatus (Say, 1831)
• Ellescus flavicans Dejean, 1821
• Ellescus infirmus (Herbst & J.F.W., 1795)
• Ellescus mongolicus Kuska, 1982
• Ellescus rubicundus Ziegler
• Ellescus rufus Dejean, 1821
• Ellescus scanicus (Paykull, 1792)
• Ellescus sericeus Dejean, 1821
• Ellescus variegatus Dejean, 1821

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.