Species Cosmopolites sordidus (Germar, 1824)
Banana Root Borer, Banana Root Weevil, Banana Weevil Borer
- Sphenophorus striatus Schoenherr, C.J. 1845. Genera et species curculionidum, cum synonymia hujus familiae. Species novae aut hactenus minus cognitae, descriptionibus a Dom. Leonardo Gyllenhal, C.H. Boheman, et entomologis aliis illustratae. Paris : Roret Vol. 8(2) pp. 1-504. [251] [subjective synonym].
- Sphenophorus cribricollis Walker, F. 1859. Characters of some apparently undescribed Ceylon insects. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 3 4: 217-224 [Date published 31/12/1859] [218] [subjective synonym].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Marshall, G.A.K. 1930. New Curculionidae with notes on synonymy. Annals and Magazine of Natural History x 6: 551-577, figs 1-3 [576] (for Sphenophorus cribricollis)
Generic Combinations
- Cosmopolites sordidus (Germar, 1824). —
Chevrolat, L.A.A. 1885. Calandrides. Nouveaux genres et nouvelles espèces, observations, synonymies, doubles emplois de noms de genres et d'espèces, etc. 3e partie. Annales de la Société Entomologique de France 6 5: 275-292 [Date published XII-1885] [289]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Introduced from Oriental region.
Other Regions
Christmas Island terrestrial & freshwater, Cocos (Keeling) Islands terrestrial & freshwater
General References
Hawkeswood, T.J. 1987. Beetles of Australia. North Ryde, NSW : Angus & Robertson 248 pp. [117; pl. 174]
History of changes
Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
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