Caecossonus dentipes

Caecossonus dentipes is a species of true weevil in the beetle family Curculionidae are the family of the "true" weevils (or "snout beetles"). They are one of the largest animal families, with 5,489 genera and 82,741[1] species described worldwide.[1][2][3] It is found in North America.[1] a molytine tribe endemic to Central America, the Caribbean Islands and some areas of the USA (blind genera are, among others, Caecossonus Gilbert, 1955; Decuanellus Osella, 1977; Pseudoalaocybites Osella, 1980). [4]

Caecossonus dentipes
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Curculionidae
Genus: Caecossonus
Species:
C. dentipes
Binomial name
Caecossonus dentipes
Gilbert, 1955

References
  1. "Caecossonus dentipes Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-01.
  2. "Caecossonus dentipes species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-01.
  3. "Caecossonus dentipes Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-01.
  4. Studies on Oriental Molytinae. IV. Anonyxmolytes lilliput new genus and new species from Vietnam (Coleoptera, Curculionidae)

Further reading
  • 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.


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