Peltophorus polymitus explained

Peltophorus polymitus is a species of true weevil in the beetle family Curculionidae. It is found in North America. Both adults and larvae are pests of agave plants, feeding on leaves and needles. ^[1]

Subspecies

These two subspecies belong to the species Peltophorus polymitus:

• Peltophorus polymitus seminiveus

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• Peltophorus polymitus suffusus

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

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.

Notes and References

1. Reyes-Muñoz . Jesús Lumar . Correa-Ramírez . Miguel Mauricio . Zamora-Gutierrez . Veronica . Sánchez-Alfaro . María Fernanda . Uribe-Ordóñez . Luis Antonio . Niño-Maldonado . Santiago . Distributional Extension of Peltophorus polymitus (Boheman 1845)1 at Durango, Mexico . Southwestern Entomologist . 31 March 2020 . 45 . 1 . 169 . 10.3958/059.045.0118. 214718656 .