Apodrosus


Apodrosus is a Caribbean genus of broad-nosed weevils in the subfamily Entiminae, tribe Polydrusini.

Taxonomy

The genus Apodrosus was described for the first time by Guy [Anstruther Knox Marshall|Sir Guy A. K. Marshall] in 1922.
The type species of the genus is Apodrosus wolcotti, from Puerto Rico.

Description

Small weevils of variable coloration ranging from grey to metallic green. They bear a large, triangular, glabrous nasal plate at the apical region of the rostrum.

Distribution

Apodrosus is distributed across the West Indies with representatives in The Bahamas, Cuba, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, and the Turks and Caicos Islands.

List of species

The genus Apodrosus contains 22 described species:
  1. Apodrosus adustus Girón & Franz, 2010: 393
  2. Apodrosus alberti Anderson, 2017: 80
  3. Apodrosus alternatum Anderson, 2017: 83
  4. Apodrosus andersoni Girón & Franz, 2010: 356
  5. Apodrosus argentatus Wolcott, 1924: 130
  6. Apodrosus artus Girón & Franz, 2010: 353
  7. Apodrosus beckeli Anderson, 2017: 85
  8. Apodrosus earinusparsus Girón & Franz, 2010: 359
  9. Apodrosus empherefasciatus Girón & Franz, 2010: 395
  10. Apodrosus epipolevatus Girón & Franz, 2010: 362
  11. Apodrosus eximius Girón & Franz, 2010: 370
  12. Apodrosus franklyni Anderson, 2017: 87
  13. Apodrosus griseus Anderson, 2017: 90
  14. Apodrosus mammuthus Girón & Franz, 2010: 379
  15. Apodrosus mensurensis Anderson, 2017: 92
  16. Apodrosus pseudoalternatus Anderson, 2017: 94
  17. Apodrosus quisqueyanus Girón & Franz, 2010: 389
  18. Apodrosus sandersoni Anderson, 2017: 96
  19. Apodrosus stenoculus Girón & Franz, 2010: 385
  20. Apodrosus viridium Girón & Franz, 2010: 381
  21. Apodrosus wolcotti Marshall, 1922: 59
  22. Apodrosus zayasi Anderson, 2017: 98