Genus of weevils
| Gagatophorus | |
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| Gagatophorus tibialis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Curculionidae |
| Tribe: | Amycterini |
| Genus: | Gagatophorus Jekel, 1865 |
| Type species | |
| Gagatophorus boisduvalii (Boisduval, 1835) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Amycterus Lacordaire, 1863 | |
Gagatophorus is a genus of weevils belonging to the family Curculionidae, first described by Henri Jekel in 1865. The decisions for synonymy are based on work by Sigmund Schenkling and G.A.K. Marshall (Pseudamycterus), and Elwood Zimmerman (Gagatonotus and Macramycterus).
The species of this genus are found in Western Australia.
Species
Species:
- Gagatophorus boisduvalii (Boisduval, 1835)
- Gagatophorus draco (W.S. Macleay, 1826)
- Gagatophorus leichhardti (Macleay, 1865)
- Gagatophorus obsoletus (Ferguson, 1914)
- Gagatophorus schoenherri (Hope, 1835)
- Gagatophorus tibialis (Ferguson, 1914)
Further reading
- Magnus Peterson (21 June 2013). "A new genus of Amycterini from the Pilbara region of Western Australia (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Cyclominae)". Journal of Insect Biodiversity. 1 (4): 1–12. doi:10.12976/JIB/2013.1.4. ISSN 2147-7612. Wikidata Q54686380.
References
- ^ "Australian Faunal Directory: Gagatophorus". biodiversity.org.au. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
- ^ Jekel, H. (1865). "Recherches sur la classification naturelle des Curculionides. 1er partie". Annales de la Société Entomologique de France. Série 4. 4: 537-566 .
- ^ "IRMNG - Gagatophorus Jekel, 1865". www.irmng.org. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
- Schenkling, S.; G.A.K. Marshall (1931). "Curculionidae: Dinomorphinae, Somatodinae, Amycterinae, Gonipterinae". Coleopterorum Catalogus. Pars: 116.
- Zimmerman, E.C. (1993) Australian weevils (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea) Vol. III Nanophyidae, Rhynchophoridae, Erirhinidae, Curculionidae: Amycterinae. Melbourne : CSIRO Publications
- "Gagatophorus H.Jekel, 1865". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
- Zicha, Ondrej. "BioLib: Biological library: Gagatophorus Jekel, 1865". www.biolib.cz. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Gagatophorus | |