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''Eupholus'' is a genus of
beetle Beetles are insects that form the Taxonomic rank, order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Holometabola. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 40 ...
in the family
Curculionidae The Curculionidae are a family of weevils, commonly called snout beetles or true weevils. They are one of the largest animal families with 6,800 genera and 83,000 species described worldwide. They are the sister group to the family Brentidae. Th ...
. The genus includes some of the most colourful of the weevils. The colour may serve as a warning to predators that they are distasteful. Most species feed upon yam leaves, some of which are toxic to other animals. The species occur in
New Guinea New Guinea (; Hiri Motu: ''Niu Gini''; , fossilized , also known as Papua or historically ) is the List of islands by area, world's second-largest island, with an area of . Located in Melanesia in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, the island is ...
and adjacent islands. This genus was described by French entomologist Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Dechauffour de Boisduval in 1835.


List of the described species

* '' Eupholus albofasciatus'' Heller, 1910 * '' Eupholus alternans'' Kirsch, 1877 * '' Eupholus amaliae'' Gestro, 1875 * '' Eupholus amalulu'' Porion, 1993 * '' Eupholus antonkozlovi'' Porion & Audibert, 2019 * '' Eupholus astrolabensis'' Heller, 1937 * '' Eupholus azureus'' MacLeay, 1885 * '' Eupholus beccari'' Gestro, 1875 * ''
Eupholus bennetti ''Eupholus bennetti'' is a species of beetle belonging to the family Curculionidae. Description ''Eupholus bennetti'' can reach a length of about . This quite variable species is usually blue or green, with two longitudinal black bands along th ...
'' Gestro, 1876 * '' Eupholus bennigseni'' Heller, 1908 * '' Eupholus brossardi'' Limoges & Le Tirant, 2010 * '' Eupholus browni'' Bates, 1877 * '' Eupholus bruyni'' Gestro, 1885 * '' Eupholus chaminadei'' Porion, 2000 * '' Eupholus chevrolati'' Guérin-Meneville, 1830 * '' Eupholus cinnamomeus'' Pascoe, 1888 * '' Eupholus circulifer'' Riedel & Porion, 2009 * '' Eupholus clarki'' Porion, 1993 * '' Eupholus compositus'' Faust, 1892 * '' Eupholus cuvieri'' Guérin-Meneville, 1830 * '' Eupholus decempustulatus'' (Gestro, 1879) * '' Eupholus detanii'' Limoges & Porion, 2004 * '' Eupholus dhuyi'' Porion, 1993 * '' Eupholus ducopeaui'' Porion, 2000 * '' Eupholus euphrosyne'' Porion, 1993 * '' Eupholus faisali'' Grasso, 2019 * '' Eupholus fleurenti'' Porion, 1993 * '' Eupholus geoffroyi'' Guérin-Meneville, 1830 * '' Eupholus helleri'' Porion, 1993 * '' Eupholus hephaistos'' Porion, 1993 * '' Eupholus hudsoni'' Porion, 2000 * '' Eupholus humeralis'' Heller, 1908 * '' Eupholus humeridens'' Heller, 1895 * "
Eupholus inopinatus ''Eupholus'' is a genus of beetle in the family Curculionidae. The genus includes some of the most colourful of the weevils. The colour may serve as a warning to predators that they are distasteful. Most species feed upon yam leaves, some of whic ...
" Porion & Audibert, 2020 * '' Eupholus kotaseaoi'' Porion, 2000 * '' Eupholus kuntzmannorum'' Limoges & Porion, 2004 * '' Eupholus labbei'' Porion, 2000 * '' Eupholus lachaumei'' Porion, 1993 * '' Eupholus lacordairei'' Limoges & Porion, 2004 * '' Eupholus leblanci'' Limoges & Porion, 2004 * '' Eupholus linnei'' J. Thomson, 1857 * '' Eupholus loriae'' Gestro, 1902 * '' Eupholus lorrainei'' Limoges & Le Tirant, 2010 * '' Eupholus magnificus'' Kirsch, 1877 * '' Eupholus malotrus'' Porion, 2000 * '' Eupholus mamberamonis'' Heller, 1942 * '' Eupholus messageri'' Porion, 1993 * '' Eupholus mimicus'' Riedel, 2010 * '' Eupholus nagaii'' Porion, 1993 * ''
Eupholus nickerli ''Eupholus nickerli'' is a species of beetle belonging to the family Curculionidae. Subspecies Subspecies include: *''Eupholus-nickerli cyanescens'' *''Eupholus-nickerli anthracina'' Distribution This species can be found in Papua New Guine ...
'' Heller, 1913 * '' Eupholus petitii'' Guérin-Méneville, 1841 * '' Eupholus prasinus'' Heller, 1910 * '' Eupholus quadrimaculatus'' Kirsch, 1877 * '' Eupholus quinitaenia'' Heller, 1915 * '' Eupholus rigouti'' Porion, 1993 * '' Eupholus saugrenus'' Porion, 1993 * '' Eupholus schneideri'' Riedel, 2002 * '' Eupholus schoenherri'' Guérin-Meneville, 1830 * '' Eupholus sedlaceki'' Riedel, 2010 * '' Eupholus sofia'' Porion, 2000 * '' Eupholus suhandai'' Porion, 2000 * '' Eupholus sulcicollis'' Heller, 1915 * '' Eupholus tupinierii'' Guérin-Méneville, 1838 * '' Eupholus vehti'' Heller, 1914 * '' Eupholus vlasimskii'' Balke & Riedel in Riedel, 2002 * '' Eupholus waigeuensis'' Limoges & Porion, 2004


References

* 1. Limoges (R.) & Porion (Th.), 2004 -
The Beetles of the World ''The Beetles of the World'' is a series of books devoted to Coleopterology. Sciences Nat published the 24 first volumes; the following volumes and the supplements were published by Hillside Books, Canterbury. The first book authored by Jacques Ri ...
, volume 19, Supplement 2. New ''Eupholus'' from New Guinea,
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* 2. Porion (Th.), 1993 -
The Beetles of the World ''The Beetles of the World'' is a series of books devoted to Coleopterology. Sciences Nat published the 24 first volumes; the following volumes and the supplements were published by Hillside Books, Canterbury. The first book authored by Jacques Ri ...
, volume 19. ''Eupholus'' (Curculionidae),
Sciences Nat Sciences Nat was the academic publisher specialising in entomology of the Societé Sciences Nat. The society was established in 1971 and based in the rue de la Mare in Paris. Three years later it moved to the rue des Alouettes and later to Venet ...
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* 3. Porion (Th.), 2000 -
The Beetles of the World ''The Beetles of the World'' is a series of books devoted to Coleopterology. Sciences Nat published the 24 first volumes; the following volumes and the supplements were published by Hillside Books, Canterbury. The first book authored by Jacques Ri ...
, volume 19, Supplement 1. New ''Eupholus'' from New Guinea,
Hillside Books, Canterbury Hillside Books, Canterbury was a publisher specialising in books on entomology and small equipment associated with this science. Origin It was established in 1989, directed by Lydie Leforestier. Initially it was in Canterbury, England but then m ...
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{{Taxonbar, from=Q4274943 Entiminae Curculionidae genera Taxa named by Jean Baptiste Boisduval