Eurhoptus is a genus of hidden snout weevils in the family of beetles known as Curculionidae. There are at least eight described species in Eurhoptus.
In 2018, researchers Robert S. Anderson and Michael S. Caterino revised the genus Eurhoptus, resurrecting the species E. curtus and adding five new species, E. aenigmaticus, E. cariniventris, E. imbricatus, E. occidentalis, and E. rileyi.
Species
These species belong to the genus Eurhoptus:
- Eurhoptus aenigmaticus <small>Anderson & Caterino, 2018</small>
- Eurhoptus cariniventris <small>Anderson & Caterino, 2018</small>
- Eurhoptus curtus <small>(Hamilton, 1893)</small> (resurrected name, 2018)
- Eurhoptus imbricatus <small>Anderson & Caterino, 2018</small>
- Eurhoptus occidentalis <small>Anderson & Caterino, 2018</small>
- Eurhoptus pyriformis <small>LeConte, 1876</small><span style="color:dimgray"><sup> i c b</sup></span>
- Eurhoptus rileyi <small>Anderson & Caterino, 2018</small>
- Eurhoptus sordidus <small>(LeConte, 1876)</small><span style="color:dimgray"><sup> i c</sup></span><small>Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net</small>
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