''Gonipterus'' is a

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s in the family

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. There are approximately 20 described

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in the genus, most of which are native to Australia. They are all plant feeders and many are specific to a single host species. '' Gonipterus platensis'', '' Gonipterus pulverulentus'', and an undescribed species infest a number of species of ''

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'' and have spread to other parts of the world where these trees have been planted.Mapondera, T.S., Burgess, T., Matsuki, M. and Oberprieler, R.G. (2012), Identification and molecular phylogenetics of the cryptic species of the ''Gonipterus scutellatus'' complex (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Gonipterini). Australian Journal of Entomology, 51: 175-188. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1440-6055.2011.00853.x Populations formerly misidentified as '' Gonipterus scutellatus'' in

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, and western

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are '' Gonipterus platensis'', and those in

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and eastern Europe are an undescribed species. These were historically all misidentified as ''G. scutellatus'' until researchers examined the DNA of the pest species in 2012 and determined that none of the pests were genuine ''G. scutellatus''. Populations in

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formerly identified as '' Gonipterus gibberus'', are now recognized to be '' G. pulverulentus''.

Species

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, 1870 *'' Gonipterus bimaculatus'' Lea, 1927 *'' Gonipterus bruchi''

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, 1927 *'' Gonipterus cancellatus'' Lea, 1901 *''

Gonipterus cinnamomeus ''Gonipterus'' is a genus of weevils in the family Curculionidae. There are approximately 20 described species in the genus, most of which are native to Australia. They are all plant feeders and many are specific to a single host species. '' Goni ...

'' Pascoe, 1870 *''

Gonipterus cionoides ''Gonipterus'' is a genus of weevils in the family Curculionidae. There are approximately 20 described species in the genus, most of which are native to Australia. They are all plant feeders and many are specific to a single host species. ''Gonip ...

'' Pascoe, 1870 *''

Gonipterus citrophagus ''Gonipterus'' is a genus of weevils in the family Curculionidae. There are approximately 20 described species in the genus, most of which are native to Australia. They are all plant feeders and many are specific to a single host species. '' Goni ...

'' Lea, 1897 *''

Gonipterus conicollis ''Gonipterus'' is a genus of weevils in the family Curculionidae. There are approximately 20 described species in the genus, most of which are native to Australia. They are all plant feeders and many are specific to a single host species. '' Goni ...

'' Lea, 1927 *''

Gonipterus crassipes ''Gonipterus'' is a genus of weevils in the family Curculionidae. There are approximately 20 described species in the genus, most of which are native to Australia. They are all plant feeders and many are specific to a single host species. '' Goni ...

'' Lea, 1897 *''

Gonipterus exaratus ''Gonipterus'' is a genus of weevils in the family Curculionidae. There are approximately 20 described species in the genus, most of which are native to Australia. They are all plant feeders and many are specific to a single host species. '' Goni ...

'' Fåhraeus, 1840 *''

Gonipterus excavatus ''Gonipterus'' is a genus of weevils in the family Curculionidae. There are approximately 20 described species in the genus, most of which are native to Australia. They are all plant feeders and many are specific to a single host species. '' Goni ...

'' Boisduval, 1835 *''

Gonipterus excavifrons ''Gonipterus'' is a genus of weevils in the family Curculionidae. There are approximately 20 described species in the genus, most of which are native to Australia. They are all plant feeders and many are specific to a single host species. '' Goni ...

'' Lea, 1897 *''

Gonipterus fasciatus ''Gonipterus'' is a genus of weevils in the family Curculionidae. There are approximately 20 described species in the genus, most of which are native to Australia. They are all plant feeders and many are specific to a single host species. '' Goni ...

'' Boisduval, 1835 *'' Gonipterus ferrugatus'' Pascoe, 1870 *'' Gonipterus geminatus'' Lea, 1897 *'' Gonipterus gibberus'' Boisduval, 1835 *'' Gonipterus humeralis'' Lea, 1897 *'' Gonipterus hyperoides'' Pascoe, 1871 *'' Gonipterus inconspicuus'' Lea, 1927 *'' Gonipterus kanalensis'' Perroud & Montrouzier, 1862 *'' Gonipterus lateritius'' Lea, 1927 *'' Gonipterus lepidopterus'' Schoenherr, 1840 *'' Gonipterus lepidotus'' Gyllenhaal, 1833 *'' Gonipterus marellii'' Uyttenboogaart in Marelli, 1928 *'' Gonipterus notographus'' Boisduval, 1835 *'' Gonipterus parallelicollis'' Lea, 1927 *'' Gonipterus platensis'' Marelli, 1927 *'' Gonipterus pulverulentus'' Lea, 1897 *'' Gonipterus reticulatus'' Boisduval, 1835 *'' Gonipterus rufus''

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, 1892 *'' Gonipterus scabrosus'' Boisduval, 1835 *'' Gonipterus scutellatus'' Gyllenhaal, 1833 *'' Gonipterus sepulchralis'' Pascoe, 1870 *'' Gonipterus subfasciatus'' Lacordaire, 1863 *'' Gonipterus suturalis'' Gyllenhaal, 1833 *'' Gonipterus turbidus'' Pascoe, 1871 *'' Gonipterus xanthorrhoeae'' Lea, 1897

References

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