''Merhynchites wickhami'', the western rose curculio, is a species of leaf rolling 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
Attelabidae
The Attelabidae is a widespread family of weevils. They are among the primitive weevils, because of their straight antennae, which are inserted near the base of the rostrum. The prothorax is much narrower than the base of the elytra on the ab ...
. It is found in North America.
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Subspecies
These two subspecies belong to the species ''Merhynchites wickhami'':
* ''Merhynchites wickhami rufi'' Hamilton
* ''Merhynchites wickhami wickhami''
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Attelabidae
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Beetles described in 1912
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