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 ...
of
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.
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. 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 ...
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 ...
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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.
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
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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 ...
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
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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 ...
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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
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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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
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