Ellescus is a genus of true weevils in the beetle family Curculionidae. There are about 16 described species in Ellescus.[1][2][3]
| Ellescus | |
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| Ellescus scanicus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Curculionidae |
| Subfamily: | Curculioninae |
| Subtribe: | Ellescina |
| Genus: | Ellescus Dejean, 1821 |
Species edit
These 16 species belong to the genus Ellescus:
- Ellescus aurifer Sturm, 1826
- Ellescus bicolor Dejean, 1821
- Ellescus bipunctatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Ellescus borealis (Carr, 1920)
- Ellescus brevirostris Desbrochers, 1874
- Ellescus carpini Dejean, 1821
- Ellescus conspersus Chevrolat
- Ellescus ephippiatus (Say, 1831)
- Ellescus flavicans Dejean, 1821
- Ellescus infirmus (Herbst & J.F.W., 1795)
- Ellescus mongolicus Kuska, 1982
- Ellescus rubicundus Ziegler
- Ellescus rufus Dejean, 1821
- Ellescus scanicus (Paykull, 1792)
- Ellescus sericeus Dejean, 1821
- Ellescus variegatus Dejean, 1821
References edit
- ^ "Ellescus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ "Ellescus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ "Ellescus genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
Further reading edit
- O'Brien, Charles W.; Wibmer, Guillermo J. (1982). "Annotated checklist of the weevils (Curculionidae sensu lato) of North America, Central America, and the West Indies (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea)" (PDF). Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-12-24. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2013). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 7: Curculionoidea I. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-26093-1.
- Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2013). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 8: Curculionoidea II. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-25916-4.
External links edit
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