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Gonipterus

Gonipterus
Curculionidae from Coira, Portosín, Porto do Son, Galicia, Spain - 20100830.jpg
Gonipterus scutellatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Curculionidae
Subfamily: Curculioninae
Tribe: Gonipterini
Genus: Gonipterus
Species

about 20


about 20

Gonipterus is a genus of weevils in the Curculionidae family. There are approximately 20 described species in the genus, most of which are native to Australia. They are all plant feeders and many are specific to a single host species. Gonipterus gibberus and Gonipterus scutellatus infest a number of species of Eucalyptus and have spread to other parts of the world where these trees have been planted.

Species include:


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