Curculio caryatrypes
| Curculio caryatrypes | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Curculionidae |
| Genus: | Curculio |
| Species: | C. caryatrypes
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| Binomial name | |
| Curculio caryatrypes C.H.Boheman, 1843
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Curculio caryatrypes, the greater chestnut weevil, is a species of weevil in the family Curculionidae.[1][2]
A specialist on the American chestnut, the species was thought to be extinct following the functional extinction of its host.[2] However, it was rediscovered via the community science platform iNaturalist in 2022 on a close relative of the American chestnut, the Allegheny chinquapin.[3]
References
- ^ "Co-Extinction - Canadian Museum of Nature". nature.ca. February 2, 2017.
- ^ a b Charles, Michael A.; McKenna, Duane D. (December 7, 2023). "Did the Functional Extinction of the American Chestnut, Castanea dentata, Result in the Extinction of the Greater Chestnut Weevil, Curculio caryatrypes?". Northeastern Naturalist. 30 (4): 511–520 – via www.eaglehill.us.
- ^ Charles, Michael A.; Adams, Richard H.; Anderson, Robert S.; Bird, Katherine M.; Johnson, Lea R.; Kelso, Neal; Kerwien, Lauren M.; Santos, Kate; Sarver, Matthew J.; Seltzer, Carrie; Shin, Na Ra; Wild, Alexander; McKenna, Duane D. (2025-11-26). "Rediscovery of the greater chestnut weevil highlights the power of digital platforms in biodiversity research and conservation". Current Biology. 0 (0). doi:10.1016/j.cub.2025.10.079. ISSN 0960-9822. PMID 41308651.