Species Orchidophilus aterrimus (Waterhouse, 1874)

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• Baridius aterrimus Waterhouse, C.O. 1874. Description of a new species of Baridius (Coleoptera : Rhynchophora) from Singapore, which destroys orchids. Entomologist's Monthly Magazine 10: 226-227 [226].

Generic Combinations

• Acythopeus aterrimus (Waterhouse, 1874). —
  Lea, A.M. 1906. Descriptions of Australian Curculionidae, with notes on previously described species. Part IV. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 30: 71-103 [101]
• Orchidophilus aterrimus (Waterhouse, 1874). —
  Buchanan, L.L. 1935. A new genus and species of orchid weevils (Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Barinae). Proceedings of the Hawaiian Entomological Society 9(1): 45-48 [Date published VII-1935] [48]

Distribution

States

Northern Territory, Queensland

Extra Distribution Information

Introduced from Oriental region (Indonesia, Malay peninsula, Philippines).

Ecological Descriptors

Larva, adult: herbivore (associated flora: Cymbidium [ORCHIDACEAE]; Phalaenopsis [ORCHIDACEAE]; Vanda [ORCHIDACEAE]; Dendrobium [ORCHIDACEAE]; Spathoglottis [ORCHIDACEAE]).

General References

Lea, A.M. 1906. Descriptions of Australian Curculionidae, with notes on previously described species. Part IV. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 30: 71-103 [101] (diagnosis, synonymy)

Mau, R.F.L. 1983. Development of the orchid weevil, Orchidophilus aterrimus (Waterhouse). Proceedings of the Hawaiian Entomological Society 24: 293-297, figs 1-3 (life history)

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