Aphrastus

Aphrastus is a genus of broad-nosed weevils in the family Curculionidae. There are about 5 described species in Aphrastus, found in North America and Mexico.^[2][3][4]

Aphrastus
Aphrastus taeniatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Curculionidae
Subfamily:	Entiminae
Tribe:	Phyllobiini
Genus:	Aphrastus
Synonyms[1]
Aphrastus Schoenherr, 1833 Micronychus Provancher, 1877

Aphrastus taeniatus

Species

These five species belong to the genus Aphrastus:^[4]

• Aphrastus angularis Champion, 1911
• Aphrastus griseus (Blatchley, 1916)
• Aphrastus submarginatus (Champion, 1911)
• Aphrastus taeniatus Say, 1831
• Aphrastus unicolor Horn, 1876