Rhynchophorus ferrugineus

Rhynchophorus ferrugineus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Curculionoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Coleopterida Ordo: Coleoptera Subordo: Polyphaga Infraordo: Cucujiformia Superfamilia: Curculionoidea

Familia: Curculionidae
Subfamilia: Dryophthorinae
Tribus: Rhynchophorini
Genus: Rhynchophorus
Species: Rhynchophorus ferrugineus

Name

• Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Olivier, 1790)
  • Original combination: Curculio ferrugineus

Synonyms

• Cordyle sexmaculatus Thunberg, 1797
• Rhynchophorus indostanus Chevrolat, 1882
• Rhynchophorus signaticollis Chevrolat, 1882
• Rhynchophorus pascha v. cinctus Faust, 1892
• Rhynchophorus ferrugineus v. seminiger Faust, 1894
• Rhynchophorus signaticollis v. dimidiatus Faust, 1894

References

• Wattanapongsiri, A. (1966) A revision of the genera Rhynchophorus and Dynamis (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). Dep Agric Science Bulletins 1: 1–328.
• Gomaa, W.O. 2006: Three mites species associated with the red palm weevil, Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Oliv.) in Egypt. Bulletin of Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University, 57: 543–548. ISSN: 0526-8613
• Rugman-Jones, P.F., Hoddle, C.D., Hoddle, M.S., Stouthamer, R. (2013) The Lesser of Two Weevils: Molecular-Genetics of Pest Palm Weevil Populations Confirm Rhynchophorus vulneratus (Panzer 1798) as a Valid Species Distinct from R. ferrugineus (Olivier 1790), and Reveal the Global Extent of Both. PLoS ONE 8(10): e78379. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0078379

Vernacular names

English: red palm weevil
français: Charançon rouge des palmiers