''Cosmopolites'' is a genus of
true weevil
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in the
Dryophthorinae
Dryophthorinae is a weevil subfamily within the family Curculionidae. While it is not universally accepted as distinct from other curculionid subfamilies, at least one major recent revision elevated it to family rank, as DryophthoridaeAlonso-Zara ...
subfamily and tribe
Sphenophorini
The Sphenophorini are an important tribe of weevils in the subfamily Dryophthorinae; however, BioLib places this taxon at the subtribe level.
Genera
*'' Abacobius'' Lacordaire, 1866
*'' Acantharhinus'' Schönherr, 1838
*'' Acherus'' Roelofs, 18 ...
. The type species and most economically important is the banana weevil ''Cosmopolites sordidus''.
Species
The genus contains at least five described species, including the following:
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Cosmopolites sordidus
''Cosmopolites sordidus'', commonly known as the banana root borer, banana borer, or banana weevil, is a species of weevil in the family Curculionidae. It is a pest of banana cultivation and has a cosmopolitan distribution, being found in all pa ...
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(Germar, 1824) Marshall, G.A.K., 1930, banana weevil, banana stemborer
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Cosmopolites cribricollis
''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''.
Species
The genus contains at least five descr ...
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Csiki, E., 1936
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Cosmopolites mendicus
''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''.
Species
The genus contains at least five descr ...
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Csiki, E., 1936
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Cosmopolites pruinosus
''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''.
Species
The genus contains at least five descr ...
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Heller, K.M., 1934
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Cosmopolites striatus''
Fairmaire, L., 1902
References
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Dryophthorinae