Bangasternus is a genus of weevils in the tribe Rhinocyllini, erected by Maurice des Gozis in 1882.[1] Species have been recorded from southern Europe and western North America,[2] where species have been introduced as biological pest control agents against noxious weeds.
| Bangasternus | |
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| Bangasternus fausti | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Superfamily: | Curculionoidea |
| Family: | Curculionidae |
| Subfamily: | Lixinae |
| Tribe: | Rhinocyllini |
| Genus: | Bangasternus M des Gozis, 1882 |
| Synonyms | |
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Species
editThe Global Biodiversity Information Facility[2] lists:
- Bangasternus antiodontalgicus Redtenbacher, 1874
- Bangasternus araxidis Petri, 1907
- Bangasternus araxis Reitter, 1895
- Bangasternus diecki Capiomont, 1873
- Bangasternus dunni Colonnelli in Colonnelli & Whitehead, 1990
- Bangasternus fausti Reitter, 1890
- Bangasternus hispanicus Capiomont, 1873
- Bangasternus orientalis Capiomont, 1873
- Bangasternus planifrons Brullé, 1832
- Bangasternus provincialis Fairmaire, 1863
- Bangasternus remaudierei Gültekin, 2013
- Bangasternus siculus Capiomont, 1873
- Bangasternus smyrnensis Capiomont, 1873
- Bangasternus syriacus Stierlin, 1888
- Bangasternus villosus Capiomont, 1873
References
edit- ↑ des Gozis M (1882) Notes et remarques pour le futur catalogue des Coléoptères Gallo–Rhénane. Revue d‘Entomologie (Caen), 1, 193–207.
- 1 2 Global Biodiversity Information Facility: genus Bangasternus Gozis, M. des., 1882 (retrieved 16 July 2026)
External links
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