Euscepes Explained

Euscepes is a genus of hidden snout weevils in the family Curculionidae. There are at least 20 described species in Euscepes.

Species

These 24 species belong to the genus Euscepes:

• Euscepes batatae Champion, 1905

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• Euscepes bicolor Faust, 1896

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• Euscepes carinirostris Hustache, 1930

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• Euscepes convexipennis Hustache, 1930

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• Euscepes crassirostris Chevrolat, 1879

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• Euscepes deceptus Blatchley, 1925

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• Euscepes divisus Champion, 1905

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• Euscepes erinaceus Chevrolat, 1880

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• Euscepes fasciatus Faust, 1896

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• Euscepes frontalis Chevrolat, 1879

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• Euscepes fur Chevrolat, 1880

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• Euscepes hirsutus Chevrolat, 1880

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• Euscepes longisetis Champion, 1905

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• Euscepes longulus Champion, 1905

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• Euscepes obscurus Hustache, 1930

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• Euscepes ornatipennis Chevrolat, 1879

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• Euscepes parvulus Hustache, 1930

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• Euscepes pilosellus Chevrolat, 1879

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• Euscepes porcatus Chevrolat, 1879

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• Euscepes porcellus Boheman, 1844

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• Euscepes postfasciatus (Fairmaire, 1849)

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• Euscepes tonsa Chevrolat, L.A.A., 1880

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• Euscepes truncatipennis Champion, 1905

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• Euscepes ursus Chevrolat, 1880

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

Further reading

• Book: Alonso-Zarazaga . Miguel A.. Lyal . Christopher H.C.. 1999. A World Catalogue of Families and Genera of Curculionoidea (Insecta: Coleoptera) (Excepting Scotylidae and Platypodidae). Entomopraxis. 84-605-9994-9.
• Book: Arnett . R.H. Jr.. Thomas . M. C.. Skelley . P. E.. Frank . J. H.. 2002. American Beetles, Volume II: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea. CRC Press. 978-0849309540.
• Book: Blatchley . W.S.. 1910. An illustrated descriptive catalogue of the Coleoptera, beetles (exclusive of the Rhynchophora) known to occur in Indiana. Nature Pub..
• Bouchard . Patrice. Bousquet . Yves. Davies . Anthony E.. Alonso-Zarazaga . Miguel A.. Lawrence . John F.. Lyal . Chris H. C.. Newton . Alfred F.. Reid . Chris A. M.. Schmitt . Michael. Ślipiński . S. Adam. Smith . Andrew B. T.. 4. 2011. Family-group names in Coleoptera (Insecta). ZooKeys. Pensoft Publishers. 88. 1–972. 1313-2989. 10.3897/zookeys.88.807. 21594053. 3088472. free.
• Book: LeConte . J.L.. 1861. Classification of the Coleoptera of North America. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections. Smithsonian Institution. 3. 136. 0665100558. 10.5962/bhl.title.38459. free.
• O'Brien . Charles W.. Wibmer . Guillermo J.. 1982. Annotated checklist of the weevils (Curculionidae sensu lato) of North America, Central America, and the West Indies (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea). Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute. 34.
• Book: White. Richard E.. 1998. 1983. A Field Guide to the Beetles of North America (Peterson Field Guides). Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. 0395910897. registration.