''Calomycterus setarius'', the imported long-horned
weevil
Weevils are beetles belonging to the superfamily Curculionoidea, known for their elongated snouts. They are usually small, less than in length, and herbivorous. Approximately 97,000 species of weevils are known. They belong to several families, ...
, is a species of oriental broad-nosed weevil in the
beetle
Beetles are insects that form the order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Endopterygota. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 400,000 describ ...
family
Curculionidae.
[ It is native to Japan,] and has become established and common in eastern North America.[
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Entiminae
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Beetles described in 1873
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