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Cactophagus

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Cactophagus
Cactophagus sanguinolentus, Costa Rica
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Curculionidae
Subfamily: Dryophthorinae
Tribe: Rhynchophorini
Subtribe: Sphenophorina
Genus: Cactophagus
LeConte, 1876

Cactophagus is a genus of snout and bark beetles in the family Dryophthoridae found in Central America, southern North America, and northern South America. There are more than 50 described species in Cactophagus.[1][2][3]

Cactophagus spinolae, Cactus weevil, Mexico

Species

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These 56 species belong to the genus Cactophagus:

References

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  1. ^ "Cactophagus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2020-06-06.
  2. ^ "Cactophagus". GBIF. Retrieved 2020-06-06.
  3. ^ "Cactophagus genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2020-06-06.
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