Hypera brunnipennis, the Egyptian alfalfa weevil, is a species of true weevil in the beetle family Curculionidae.[1][2] The name is often misspelled as brunneipennis in the literature (e.g., [3][4]).

Hypera brunnipennis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Curculionidae
Genus: Hypera
Species:
H. brunnipennis
Binomial name
Hypera brunnipennis
(Boheman, 1834)
Synonyms
  • Phytonomus brunnipennis Boheman, 1834
  • Hypera brunneipennis (Boheman, 1834) (Misspelling)

References

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  1. ^ "Hypera brunnipennis Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  2. ^ El Husseini, M.M.M. (2019) Management of the Egyptian alfalfa weevil, Hypera brunneipennis (Boheman) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), in the alfalfa, Medicago sativa L., using the entomopathogenic fungus, Beauveria bassiana (Balsamo) Vuillemin. Egypt J. Biol. Pest Control 29: 82. https://doi.org/10.1186/s41938-019-0171-3
  3. ^ El-Sheikh, W.E.A. (2019) Population Dynamics and Seasonal Development of the Egyptian Alfalfa Weevil, Hypera brunneipennis (Boh.), (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in El-Farafra Oasis, New Valley Governorate, Egypt. J. Plant Prot. and Path., Mansoura Univ. 10(6): 311 - 316

Further reading

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  • Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2013). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 7: Curculionoidea I. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-26093-1.
  • Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2013). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 8: Curculionoidea II. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-25916-4.