Sphenophorus aequalis

Sphenophorus aequalis, the clay-coloured billbug, is a species of beetle in the family Dryophthoridae. It is found in North America.[1][2][3]

Sphenophorus aequalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Curculionidae
Genus:	Sphenophorus
Species:	S. aequalis
Binomial name
Sphenophorus aequalis Gyllenhal, 1838
Synonyms[1]
Sphenophorus atrivittata Chittenden, 1924 Sphenophorus discolor Mannerheim, 1843 Sphenophorus gemina Blackwelder, 1947 Sphenophorus ochreus LeConte, 1858 Sphenophorus pictus LeConte, 1858 Sphenophorus scirpi Chittenden, 1924 Sphenophorus univitta Chittenden, 1924

Subspecies

These five subspecies belong to the species Sphenophorus aequalis:

• Sphenophorus aequalis aequalis Gyllenhal, 1838
• Sphenophorus aequalis ochreus
• Sphenophorus aequalis pictus
• Sphenophorus aequalis scirpi Chittenden
• Sphenophorus aequalis univitta Chittenden

References

1. "Sphenophorus aequalis Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
2. "Sphenophorus aequalis". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
3. "Sphenophorus aequalis species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-24.

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.