Merhynchites bicolor explained

Merhynchites bicolor, the rose curculio, is a species of leaf rolling weevil in the beetle family Attelabidae. It is found in North America.

Subspecies

These five subspecies belong to the species Merhynchites bicolor:

• Merhynchites bicolor bicolor
• Merhynchites bicolor cerdonis
• Merhynchites bicolor cockerelli Pierce, 1913
• Merhynchites bicolor niger Hamilton
• Merhynchites bicolor nigricephalus Hamilton, 1985

Further reading

• 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.