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Oopterinus distinctus

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Oopterinus distinctus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Curculionidae
Subfamily: Curculioninae
Tribe: Otidocephalini
Genus: Oopterinus
Species:
O. distinctus
Binomial name
Oopterinus distinctus
O'Brien, 1985

Oopterinus distinctus is a species of weevil in the family Curculionidae, in the order Coleoptera.[1][2][3] It was first recorded only within four counties in Arkansas when discovered in 1985, but has since been identified in additional counties in Arkansas as well as Louisiana and Alabama as of 2016.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Oopterinus distinctus Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
  2. ^ "Oopterinus distinctus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). Retrieved 2018-01-18.
  3. ^ "Oopterinus distinctus Species Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
  4. ^ Whitehouse, Ryan J. (July 2016). "New State and County Records for Oopterinus distinctus O'Brien (Coleoptera: Curculionidae; Curculioninae; Otidocephalini)". Transactions of the American Entomological Society. 142 (1): 87–90. doi:10.3157/061.142.0105. ISSN 0002-8320.