Sitona californius explained

Sitona californius is a species of broad-nosed weevil in the beetle family Curculionidae.

The species was described by Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim in 1843 and spelled as Sitona californicus. This spelling was later abandoned.^[1]

Sitona californius is found in North America.It can be found in the Nearctic^[2] and in US states such as Arizona and California. In California the species were recorded between March 5, 1925, and February 1, 1926, at Monterey County, Carmel while in Arizona it was found in Pima County in the Santa Rita Mountains.^[3]

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. Web site: Taxonomic Swap 69870 (Committed on 2020-01-22) · iNaturalist . 2024-07-13 . iNaturalist . en.
2. Web site: Sitona californicus Mannerheim, 1843 . June 23, 2013 . Harvard University.
3. Web site: Species Details Sitona californicus . November 17, 2020 . University of Alberta Museums . E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum.