Merhynchites bicolor, the rose curculio, is a species of leaf rolling weevil in the beetle family Attelabidae. It is found in North America.[1][2][3]

Merhynchites bicolor
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Attelabidae
Genus: Merhynchites
Species:
M. bicolor
Binomial name
Merhynchites bicolor
(Fabricius, 1775)

Subspecies

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These five subspecies belong to the species Merhynchites bicolor:

  • Merhynchites bicolor bicolor
  • Merhynchites bicolor cerdonis
  • Merhynchites bicolor cockerelli Pierce, 1913
  • Merhynchites bicolor niger Hamilton
  • Merhynchites bicolor nigricephalus Hamilton, 1985

References

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  1. ^ "Merhynchites bicolor Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  2. ^ "Merhynchites bicolor". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.

Further reading

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  • Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2013). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 7: Curculionoidea I. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-26093-1.
  • Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2013). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 8: Curculionoidea II. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-25916-4.