Sphenophorus cicatristriatus

Sphenophorus cicatristriatus, known generally as the Rocky Mountain billbug or Denver billbug, is a species of true weevil in the beetle family Curculionidae.[1][2][3] It is found in North America.[1]

Rocky Mountain billbug, Sphenophorus cicatristriatus
Rocky Mountain billbug, Sphenophorus cicatristriatus

Sphenophorus cicatristriatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Curculionidae
Genus: Sphenophorus
Species:
S. cicatristriatus
Binomial name
Sphenophorus cicatristriatus
Fåhraeus, 1838
Synonyms[1]
  • Sphenophorus cicatripennis Fahraeus, 1845
  • Sphenophorus ulkei Horn, 1873
  • Sphenophorus variolosus LeConte, 1876

References
  1. "Sphenophorus cicatristriatus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-03.
  2. "Sphenophorus cicatristriatus species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-03.
  3. "Sphenophorus cicatristriatus Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-03.

Further reading
  • Vaurie, P. (1983). "A catalog of Coleoptera of America north of Mexico (Curculionidae: Rhynchophorinae)" (PDF). USDA Agriculture Handbook. United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. 529.
  • 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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