''Gonipterus'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...

weevil Weevils are beetles belonging to the Taxonomic rank, superfamily Curculionoidea, known for their elongated snouts. They are usually small, less than in length, and Herbivore, herbivorous. Approximately 97,000 species of weevils are known. They b ...

s in the 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 ...

. There are approximately 20 described

species In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...

in the genus, most of which are native to Australia.Mapondera, T. S., et al. (2012)
Identification and molecular phylogenetics of the cryptic species of the Gonipterus scutellatus complex (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Gonipterini).
''Australian Journal of Entomology'' 51(3) 175-88. They are all plant feeders and many are specific to a single host species. ''

Gonipterus gibberus ''Gonipterus gibberus'' is a species of weevil in the family Curculionidae. It is commonly known as the eucalyptus snout beetle, the eucalyptus weevil or the gum tree weevil. It feeds and breeds on ''Eucalyptus'' trees and is endemic to Austral ...

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Gonipterus scutellatus ''Gonipterus scutellatus'' is a species of weevil in the family Curculionidae. It is commonly known as the eucalyptus snout beetle, the eucalyptus weevil or the gum tree weevil. It feeds and breeds on ''Eucalyptus'' trees and is endemic to Austr ...

'' infest a number of species of ''

Eucalyptus ''Eucalyptus'' () is a genus of over seven hundred species of flowering trees, shrubs or mallees in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae. Along with several other genera in the tribe Eucalypteae, including '' Corymbia'', they are commonly known as euca ...

'' and have spread to other parts of the world where these trees have been planted.

Species

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/ref> *'' Gonipterus balteatus''

Pascoe Pascoe is a Cornish given name and surname which means "Easter children" from the Cornish language ''Pask'', cognate of Latin ''Pascha'' ("Easter"). Pascoe is a Cornish pet form of the name Pascal, introduced by the Norman knights into England ...

, 1870 *''

Gonipterus bimaculatus ''Gonipterus'' is a genus of weevils in the family Curculionidae. There are approximately 20 described species in the genus, most of which are native to Australia.Mapondera, T. S., et al. (2012)Identification and molecular phylogenetics of the c ...

'' Lea, 1927 *'' Gonipterus bruchi'' Marshall, 1927 *'' Gonipterus cancellata'' Lea, 1901 *'' Gonipterus cinnamomeus'' Pascoe, 1870 *'' Gonipterus cionoides'' Pascoe, 1870 *'' Gonipterus citrophagus'' Lea, 1897 *'' Gonipterus conicollis'' Lea, 1927 *'' Gonipterus crassipes'' Lea, 1897 *'' Gonipterus exaratus'' Fåhraeus, 1840 *''

Gonipterus excavata ''Gonipterus'' is a genus of weevils in the family Curculionidae. There are approximately 20 described species in the genus, most of which are native to Australia.Mapondera, T. S., et al. (2012)Identification and molecular phylogenetics of the c ...

Boisduval Jean Baptiste Alphonse Déchauffour de Boisduval (24 June 1799 – 30 December 1879) was a French lepidopterist, botanist, and physician. He was one of the most celebrated lepidopterists of France, and was the co-founder of the Société entomol ...

, 1835 *''

Gonipterus excavatus ''Gonipterus'' is a genus of weevils in the family Curculionidae. There are approximately 20 described species in the genus, most of which are native to Australia.Mapondera, T. S., et al. (2012)Identification and molecular phylogenetics of the c ...

'' Boisduval, 1835 *''

Gonipterus excavifrons ''Gonipterus'' is a genus of weevils in the family Curculionidae. There are approximately 20 described species in the genus, most of which are native to Australia.Mapondera, T. S., et al. (2012)Identification and molecular phylogenetics of the c ...

'' Lea, 1897 *''

Gonipterus fasciatus ''Gonipterus'' is a genus of weevils in the family Curculionidae. There are approximately 20 described species in the genus, most of which are native to Australia.Mapondera, T. S., et al. (2012)Identification and molecular phylogenetics of the c ...

'' Boisduval, 1835 *'' Gonipterus ferrugatus'' Pascoe, 1870 *'' Gonipterus geminatus'' Lea, 1897 *''

'' Boisduval, 1835 *'' Gonipterus humeralis'' Lea, 1897 *'' Gonipterus hyperoides'' Pascoe, 1871 *'' Gonipterus inconspicuus'' Lea, 1927 *'' Gonipterus kanalensis'' Perroud & Montrouzier, 1862 *'' Gonipterus lateritius'' Lea, 1927 *'' Gonipterus lepidopterus'' Schoenherr, 1840 *'' Gonipterus lepidotus''

Gyllenhaal Gyllenhaal () is the surname of a Swedish noble family descended from cavalry officer Lieutenant Nils Gunnarsson Haal (died 1680 or 1681), ennobled in 1652 with a change of surname to "Gyllenhaal".Gonipterus marellii'' Uyttenboogaart in Marelli, 1928 *'' Gonipterus notographus'' Boisduval, 1835 *'' Gonipterus parallelicollis'' Lea, 1927 *'' Gonipterus platensis'' Marshall, 1927 *'' Gonipterus pulverulentus'' Lea, 1897 *'' Gonipterus reticulata'' Boisduval, 1835 *'' Gonipterus reticulatus'' Boisduval, 1835 *'' Gonipterus rufus'' Blackburn, 1892 *'' Gonipterus scabrosa'' Boisduval, 1835 *'' Gonipterus scabrosus'' Boisduval, 1835 *''

'' Gyllenhaal, 1833 *'' Gonipterus sepulchralis'' Pascoe, 1870 *'' Gonipterus subfasciatus''

Lacordaire Lacordaire is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Jean Théodore Lacordaire (1801–1870), Belgian entomologist *Jean-Baptiste Henri Lacordaire (1802–1861), French preacher See also *Colegio Lacordaire *Lacordaire Academy La ...

, 1863 *'' Gonipterus suturalis'' Gyllenhaal, 1833 *'' Gonipterus turbida'' Pascoe, 1871 *'' Gonipterus xanthorrhoeae'' Lea, 1897

References

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