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Catapastus

Catapastus is a genus of flower weevils in the beetle family Curculionidae. There are about nine described species in Catapastus.

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Catapastus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Superfamily: Curculionoidea
Family: Curculionidae
Subfamily: Baridinae
Tribe: Apostasimerini
Genus: Catapastus
Casey, 1892

Catapastus is a genus of flower weevils in the beetle family Curculionidae. There are about nine described species in Catapastus.123

Species

These nine species belong to the genus Catapastus:

  • Catapastus albonotatus Linell, 1897
  • Catapastus conspersus (LeConte, 1876)
  • Catapastus diffusus Casey, 1892
  • Catapastus nivescens Champion & G.C., 1909
  • Catapastus ruficlava Champion & G.C., 1909
  • Catapastus seriatus Casey, 1920
  • Catapastus signatipennis Linell, 1897
  • Catapastus simplex Casey, 1920
  • Catapastus squamirostris Casey, 1920
References

References

  1. "Catapastus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  2. "Catapastus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
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