''Sphenophorus melanocephalus'' is a 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.
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found in North America. Because type specimens were unavailable, the name once was misused for a different species, ''
Sphenophorus nubilus''.
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References
Dryophthorinae
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Beetles described in 1801
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