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Hypera

Hypera is a genus of clover and alfalfa weevils in the beetle family Curculionidae. There are at least 280 described species in Hypera.

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Hypera
Hypera diversipunctata
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Curculionidae
Subfamily: Hyperinae
Tribe: Hyperini
Genus: Hypera
Germar, 1817
Diversity
at least 280 species
Synonyms1
  • Phytonomus Schönherr, 1823

Hypera is a genus of clover and alfalfa weevils in the beetle family Curculionidae. There are at least 280 described species in Hypera.1234

Hypera rumicis larva in cocoon source ↗
See also

See also

References

References

  1. "Hypera Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-20.
  2. "Browse Hypera". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-20.
  3. "Hypera". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-20.
  4. "Hypera Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-20.
Further reading

Further reading

External links
  • Media related to Hypera at Wikimedia Commons