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Cosmopolites

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

Cosmopolites
Cosmopolites sordidus
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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

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

References

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  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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