Omphalapion Explained

Omphalapion is a genus of pear-shaped weevils in the family of beetles known as Brentidae. There are about five described species in Omphalapion.

Species

These five species belong to the genus Omphalapion:

• Omphalapion beuthini (An.Hoffmann, 1874)

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• Omphalapion buddebergi (Bedel, 1887)

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• Omphalapion hookerorum (W. Kirby, 1808)

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• Omphalapion pseudodispar Wanat, 1995

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• Omphalapion rhodopense (Angelov, 1962)

^gData 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: Kissinger . David G.. 1968. Curculionidae Subfamily Apioninae of North and Central America: With Reviews of the World Genera of Apioninae and World Subgenera of Apion Herbst (Coleoptera).
• 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.
• Book: Sforzi . Alessandra. Bartolozzi . Luca. 2004. Brentidae of the world (Coleoptera, Curculionoidea). Monographie del Museo Regionale di Scienze Naturali, Torino. 39. 88-86041-35-7. 1121-7545. Sforzi. Alessandra. Bartolozzi. Luca.
• Book: White. Richard E.. 1998. 1983. A Field Guide to the Beetles of North America (Peterson Field Guides). Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. 0395910897. registration.

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