Species Steriphus caudatus (Pascoe, 1870)
Spinetailed Weevil, Cereal Curculio (used in South Australia)
- Desiantha caudata Pascoe, F.P. 1870. Descriptions of some genera and species of Australian Curculionidae. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 18(2): 181-209, pl. 5; 445-484, pl. 7 [194].
- Desiantha silacea Pascoe, F.P. 1870. Descriptions of some genera and species of Australian Curculionidae. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 18(2): 181-209, pl. 5; 445-484, pl. 7 [193] [subjective synonym].
- Desiantha nigra Blackburn, T. 1890. Notes on Australian Coleoptera, with descriptions of new species. Part VII. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 2 5(2): 303-366 [Date published Sept. 29] [321] [subjective synonym].
- Desiantha obscura Blackburn, T. 1890. Notes on Australian Coleoptera, with descriptions of new species. Part VII. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 2 5(2): 303-366 [Date published Sept. 29] [325] [subjective synonym].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Zimmerman, E.C. 1994. Australian weevils (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea). Melbourne : CSIRO Vol. 1. Orthoceri: Anthribidae to Attelabidae: the primitive weevils pp. i-xxxii, 1-741. [Date published 28 February] [697] (for D. silacea, D. nigra and D. obscura)
Generic Combinations
- Steriphus caudatus (Pascoe, 1870).
General References
Allen, P.G. 1973. Biology of Desiantha caudata Pascoe (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in South Australia. Journal of the Australian Entomological Society 12: 201-206
History of changes
Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 18-Jan-2011 | ADDED |