Sphenophorus venatus explained

Sphenophorus venatus, the hunting billbug, is a species of beetle in the family Dryophthoridae. It is found in Central America and North America.

Subspecies

These four subspecies belong to the species Sphenophorus venatus:

• Sphenophorus venatus confluens
• Sphenophorus venatus glyceriae
• Sphenophorus venatus venatus (Say, 1831)
• Sphenophorus venatus vestitus Chittenden, 1904 (hunting billbug)

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.