Cosmopolites

This article is about the weevil genus. For other uses, see Cosmopolite (disambiguation) and Cosmopolitan (disambiguation).

Cosmopolites
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Curculionidae
Tribe:	Sphenophorini
Genus:	Cosmopolites Chevrolat, 1885
Species
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Cosmopolites is a genus of true weevil in the Dryophthorinae subfamily[1] and tribe Sphenophorini. The type species and most economically important is the banana weevil Cosmopolites sordidus.[2][3]

Species

The genus contains at least five described species, including the following:

• Cosmopolites sordidus (Germar, 1824) Marshall, G.A.K., 1930, banana weevil, banana stemborer[4]
• Cosmopolites cribricollis Csiki, E., 1936
• Cosmopolites mendicus Csiki, E., 1936
• Cosmopolites pruinosus Heller, K.M., 1934
• Cosmopolites striatus Fairmaire, L., 1902

References

1. "Cosmopolites". The Encyclopedia of Life.
2. Gold, Clifford S.; Pena, Jorge E.; Karamura, Eldad B. (2001). "Biology and integrated pest management for the banana weevil Cosmopolites sordidus (Germar)(Coleoptera: Curculionidae)". Integrated Pest Management Reviews. 6 (2): 79–155. doi:10.1023/A:1023330900707.
3. Kolappan, B. "Stem borer a nightmare for banana farmers". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 11 September 2013.
4. "Banana weevil". Infonet-Biovision. Archived from the original on 17 June 2013. Retrieved 22 November 2014.

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