''Sphenophorus cultrirostris'' is species 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 ...

found in North America. The name was proposed to replace the supposed junior homonym ''

Sphenophorus compressirostris ''Sphenophorus compressirostris'' is a species of beetle 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 ...

'' (Germar, 1823), which not only had date priority over ''Calandra compressirostra'' Say but also a differently composed specific epithet. The homonymy was maintained nevertheless because the original spelling did not prevail.

References

Dryophthorinae Beetles described in 1838 {{Dryophthorinae-stub