Sitophilus
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3D model of Sitophilus granarius.
Translingual
Etymology
sito- (“food, grain”) + -philus m (“-phile”), literally “grain-lover”
Proper noun
Sitophilus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Curculionidae – wheat weevil and related weevils, generally considered agricultural pests.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda – subphylum; Insecta – class; Pterygota – subclass; Neoptera – infraclass; Holometabola – superorder; Coleoptera – order; Polyphaga - suborder; Curculionoidea - superfamily; Curculionidae - family; Dryophthorinae - subfamily; Litosomini - tribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Sitophilus glandium, Sitophilus gotschi, Sitophilus granarius (wheat weevil), Sitophilus linearis (tamarind weevil), Sitophilus oryzae (rice weevil), Sitophilus rugicollis, Sitophilus sculpturatus, Sitophilus zeamais (maize weevil) – selected other species
References
Sitophilus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Sitophilus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Sitophilus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
