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Hypera

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Hypera
Hypera diversipunctata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Curculionidae
Subfamily: Hyperinae
Tribe: Hyperini
Genus: Hypera
Germar, 1817
Diversity
at least 280 species
Synonyms[1]
  • Phytonomus Schönherr, 1823

Hypera is a genus of clover and alfalfa weevils in the beetle family Curculionidae. There are at least 280 described species in Hypera.[1][2][3][4]

Hypera rumicis larva in cocoon

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Hypera Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-20.
  2. ^ "Browse Hypera". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-20.
  3. ^ "Hypera". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-20.
  4. ^ "Hypera Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-20.

Further reading

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  • Media related to Hypera at Wikimedia Commons