Eupholus

Eupholus
E. azureus in the Saint Petersburg Zoological Museum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Curculionidae
Genus:	Eupholus
Some Species
Eupholus albofasciatus Eupholus amaliae Eupholus bennetti Eupholus browni Eupholus chaminadei Eupholus chevrolatii Eupholus cuvierii Eupholus euphrosyne Eupholus linnei Eupholus loriae Eupholus magnificus Eupholus messegieri Eupholus mimikanus Eupholus nickerli Eupholus schoenherrii

Eupholus is a genus of beetle in the family Curculionidae. The species include some of the most colourful of the weevils. The colour may be a warning to predators that they are distasteful. Most species feed upon yam leaves, some of which are toxic to other animals. The species occur in Papua New Guinea, West Irian, and adjacent Islands.

Eupholus bennetti

List of the described species

• Eupholus albofasciatus Heller, 1910
• Eupholus alternans Kirsch, 1877
• Eupholus amaliae Gestro, 1875
• Eupholus amalulu Porion, 1993
• Eupholus astrolabensis Heller, 1937
• Eupholus azureus MacLeay, 1885
• Eupholus beccari Gestro, 1875
• Eupholus bennetti Gestro, 1876
• Eupholus benningseni Heller, 1908
• Eupholus browni Bates, 1877
• Eupholus bruyni Gestro, 1885
• Eupholus chaminadei Porion, 2000
• Eupholus chevrolati Guérin-Meneville, 1830
• Eupholus cinnamomeus Pascoe, 1888
• Eupholus clarki Porion, 1993
• Eupholus compositus Faust, 1892
• Eupholus cuvieri Guérin-Meneville, 1830
• Eupholus detanii Limoges & Porion, 2004
• Eupholus dhuyi Porion, 1993
• Eupholus ducopeaui Porion, 2000
• Eupholus euphrosyne Porion, 1993
• Eupholus fleurenti Porion, 1993
• Eupholus geoffroyi Guérin-Meneville, 1830
• Eupholus helleri Porion, 1993
• Eupholus hephaistos Porion, 1993
• Eupholus hudsoni Porion, 2000
• Eupholus humeralis Heller, 1908
• Eupholus humeridens Heller, 1894
• Eupholus kotaseaoi Porion, 2000
• Eupholus kuntzmannorum Limoges & Porion, 2004
• Eupholus labbei Porion, 2000
• Eupholus lachaumei Porion, 1993
• Eupholus lacordairei Limoges & Porion, 2004
• Eupholus leblanci Limoges & Porion, 2004
• Eupholus linnei J. Thomson, 1857
• Eupholus loriae Gestro, 1902
• Eupholus magnificus Kirsch, 1877
• Eupholus malotrus Porion, 2000
• Eupholus mamberamonis Heller, 1942
• Eupholus messageri Porion, 1993
• Eupholus nagaii Porion, 1993
• Eupholus nickerli Heller, 1913
• Eupholus prasinus Heller, 1910
• Eupholus quadrimaculatus Kirsch, 1877
• Eupholus quinitaenia Heller, 1915
• Eupholus rigouti Porion, 1993
• Eupholus saugrenus Porion, 1993
• Eupholus schoenherri Guérin-Meneville, 1830
• Eupholus sofia Porion, 2000
• Eupholus suhandai Porion, 2000
• Eupholus sulcicollis Heller, 1915
• Eupholus vehti Heller, 1914
• Eupholus waigeuensis Limoges & Porion, 2004

References

• 1. Limoges (R.) & Porion (Th.), 2004 - The Beetles of the World, volume 19, Supplement 2. New Eupholus from New Guinea, Hillside Books, Canterbury [1]
• 2. Porion (Th.), 1993 - The Beetles of the World, volume 19. Eupholus (Curculionidae), Sciences Nat, Venette [2]
• 3. Porion (Th.), 2000 - The Beetles of the World, volume 19, Supplement 1. New Eupholus from New Guinea, Hillside Books, Canterbury [3]