Eudiagogus Explained

Eudiagogus is a genus in the beetle family Curculionidae. They are commonly known as sesbania clown weevils, in reference to the fact that they eat plants of the genus Sesbania.^[1] There are about five described species in Eudiagogus.

Species

These five species belong to the genus Eudiagogus:

• Eudiagogus episcopalis (Gyllenhal, 1834)

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• Eudiagogus maryae Warner, 1979

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• Eudiagogus pallidevittatus Lucas, 1857

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• Eudiagogus pulcher Fahraeus, 1840

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• Eudiagogus rosenschoeldi Fahraeus, 1840

^{i c g b}Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net

Further reading

• Book: Insects and Arachnids of Canada, Part 25: Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Entiminae: Weevils of Canada and Alaska, Volume 2. 2008. Bright . Donald E.. Bouchard . Patrice. NRC Research Press, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. 978-0660194004.
• 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.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Field Guide to Common Texas Insects . Texas A&M . December 17, 2018.