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Cosmopolites

Cosmopolites is a genus of true weevil in the Dryophthorinae subfamily and tribe Sphenophorini. The type species and most economically important is the banana weevil Cosmopolites sordidus.

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Cosmopolites
Cosmopolites sordidus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Superfamily: Curculionoidea
Family: Curculionidae
Tribe: Sphenophorini
Genus: Cosmopolites
Chevrolat, 1885
Species

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Cosmopolites is a genus of true weevil in the Dryophthorinae subfamily1 and tribe Sphenophorini. The type species and most economically important is the banana weevil Cosmopolites sordidus.23

Species

The genus contains at least five described species, including the following:

  • Cosmopolites sordidus (Germar, 1824) Marshall, G.A.K., 1930, banana weevil, banana stemborer4
  • Cosmopolites cribricollis Csiki, E., 1936
  • Cosmopolites mendicus Csiki, E., 1936
  • Cosmopolites pruinosus Heller, K.M., 1934
  • Cosmopolites striatus Fairmaire, L., 1902
References

References

  1. "Cosmopolites". The Encyclopedia of Life.
  2. Gold, Clifford S.; Pena, Jorge E.; Karamura, Eldad B. (2001). "Biology and integrated pest management for the banana weevil Cosmopolites sordidus (Germar)(Coleoptera: Curculionidae)". Integrated Pest Management Reviews. 6 (2): 79–155. doi:10.1023/A:1023330900707.
  3. Kolappan, B. "Stem borer a nightmare for banana farmers". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 11 September 2013.
  4. "Banana weevil". Infonet-Biovision. Archived from the original on 17 June 2013. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
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