Neochetina bruchi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Suborder: | Polyphaga |
Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
Family: | Brachyceridae |
Tribe: | Erirhinini |
Genus: | Neochetina |
Species: | N. bruchi |
Binomial name | |
Neochetina bruchi Hustache, 1926 |
Neochetina bruchi, the chevroned water hyacinth weevil, is a species of marsh weevil in the beetle family Brachyceridae found in South America. It has been introduced into North America as biocontrol of the invasive plant Eichhornia crassipes (water hyacinth).
References
- "Neochetina bruchi Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- "Neochetina bruchi". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- "Neochetina bruchi species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
Further reading
- 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.
External links
- Media related to Neochetina bruchi at Wikimedia Commons
Taxon identifiers | |
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Neochetina bruchi |
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