''Elleschodes'' is a genus of true weevils (family
Curculionidae
The Curculionidae are a family of weevils, commonly called snout beetles or true weevils. They are one of the largest animal families, with 6,800 genera and 83,000 species described worldwide. They are the sister group to the family Brentidae.
T ...
) occurring in
Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...
, particularly
Queensland
)
, nickname = Sunshine State
, image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg
, map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia
, subdivision_type = Country
, subdivision_name = Australia
, established_title = Before federation
, established_ ...
. Some species are
pollinator
A pollinator is an animal that moves pollen from the male anther of a flower to the female stigma of a flower. This helps to bring about fertilization of the ovules in the flower by the male gametes from the pollen grains.
Insects are the maj ...
s of trees in the genus ''
Eupomatia''.
Species
The genus contains the following species:
* ''
Elleschodes basipennis''
* ''
Elleschodes compactus''
* ''
Elleschodes ellipticus''
* ''
Elleschodes eucalypti''
* ''
Elleschodes hamiltoni
''Elleschodes hamiltoni'' is a species of true weevil in the beetle family Curculionidae. It is one of the pollinators of the Australian relict plant Eupomatia laurina
''Eupomatia laurina'', commonly named bolwarra, native guava or copper ...
''
* ''
Elleschodes hystricosus''
* ''
Elleschodes inconstans''
* ''
Elleschodes macrops''
* ''
Elleschodes modicus''
* ''
Elleschodes nigrirostris''
* ''
Elleschodes pallidus''
* ''
Elleschodes pictus''
* ''
Elleschodes placidus''
* ''
Elleschodes rufimanus''
* ''
Elleschodes rufulus''
* ''
Elleschodes scutellaris''
* ''
Elleschodes suturalis''
* ''
Elleschodes tenuirostris''
* ''
Elleschodes uniformis''
* ''
Elleschodes v-albus''
References
Curculioninae
Beetles of Australia
Taxa named by Thomas Blackburn (entomologist)
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