''Sphenophorus'' is a genus 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, often known as billbugs, 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 ...
,
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 ...
. Eleven species of billbugs infest managed
turfgrass in
North America
North America is a continent in the Northern Hemisphere and almost entirely within the Western Hemisphere. It is bordered to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, to the southeast by South America and the Car ...
.
Species
References
Catalogue of LifeWtaxa
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Curculionidae genera
Rhynchophorinae
Dryophthorinae