''Cosmopolites'' is a genus of
true weevil in the
Dryophthorinae
Dryophthorinae is a weevil subfamily within the family Curculionidae. While it is not universally accepted as distinct from other curculionid subfamilies, at least one major recent revision elevated it to family rank, as DryophthoridaeAlonso-Zara ...
subfamily and tribe
Sphenophorini. The type species and most economically important is the banana weevil ''Cosmopolites sordidus''.
Species
The genus contains at least five described species, including the following:
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Cosmopolites sordidus
''Cosmopolites sordidus'', commonly known as the banana root borer, banana borer, or banana weevil, is a species of Curculionidae, weevil in the family Curculionidae. It is a Pest (organism), pest of banana cultivation and has a cosmopolitan dist ...
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(Germar, 1824) Marshall, G.A.K., 1930, banana weevil, banana stemborer
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Cosmopolites cribricollis''
Csiki, E., 1936
* ''
Cosmopolites mendicus''
Csiki, E., 1936
* ''
Cosmopolites pruinosus''
Heller, K.M., 1934
* ''
Cosmopolites striatus''
Fairmaire, L., 1902
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Dryophthorinae
Taxa named by Louis Alexandre Auguste Chevrolat
Curculionidae genera