Gagatophorus is a genus of weevils belonging to the family Curculionidae, first described by Henri Jekel in 1865.[3][1][2] The decisions for synonymy are based on work by Sigmund Schenkling and G.A.K. Marshall (Pseudamycterus),[1][4] and Elwood Zimmerman (Gagatonotus and Macramycterus).[1][5]
| Gagatophorus | |
|---|---|
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| Gagatophorus tibialis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Superfamily: | Curculionoidea |
| Family: | Curculionidae |
| Tribe: | Amycterini |
| Genus: | Gagatophorus Jekel, 1865 |
| Type species | |
| Gagatophorus boisduvalii | |
| Synonyms[3] | |
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Amycterus Lacordaire, 1863 | |
The species of this genus are found in Western Australia.[6]
Species
edit- 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
edit- 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
edit- 1 2 3 4 5 "Australian Faunal Directory: Gagatophorus". biodiversity.org.au. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
- 1 2 Jekel, H. (1865). "Recherches sur la classification naturelle des Curculionides. 1er partie". Annales de la Société Entomologique de France. Série 4. 4: 537-566 [543] [Date published 25 Jan 1865: marked as published in 1864].
- 1 2 "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.