Orchidophilus Explained

Orchidophilus is a genus of true weevils in the subfamily Baridinae. There are six species.^[1] These weevils live in orchids, and are known generally as orchid weevils. They are native to Indonesia, the Philippines, and surrounding islands, and they can sometimes be found in shipments of cultivated orchids. Two species, Orchiophilus aterrimus and O. perigrinator, are pests of orchids that have become naturalized outside their native range.^{[2] [3]}

Species:

• Orchidophilus aterrimus
• Orchidophilus epidendri
• Orchidophilus eburifer
• Orchidophilus insidiosus
• Orchidophilus peregrinator
• Orchidophilus ran

Notes and References

1. Prena, J. (2008). A synopsis of the orchid weevil genus Orchidophilus Buchanan (Curculionidae, Baridinae), with taxonomic rectifications and description of one new species. Zootaxa 1783 18-30.
2. http://www.extento.hawaii.edu/kbase/crop/type/orchid_a.htm Hawaii: O. aterrimus
3. http://www.extento.hawaii.edu/kbase/crop/type/orchidop.htm Hawaii: O. perigrinator