Saltbush Broad-nosed Weevil

Ophryastes sulcirostris

General Status Rank: 
Undetermined
Common Name: 
Saltbush Broad-nosed Weevil
Scientific Name: 
Ophryastes sulcirostris
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Taxonomy
Group: 
Beetle
Kingdom: 
Animalia
Phylum: 
Arthropoda
Class: 
Insecta
Order: 
Coleoptera
Family: 
Curculionidae
Distribution

Number of Occurrences

Northwest Territories: Territorial record only. (location unknown)
References: 
B190
General Status Rank
Rank: 
Undetermined
Status Rank Description: 
n NT according to Bright, DE, and P. Bouchard. 2008. Coleoptera Curculionoidea Entiminae. In The Insect and Arachnids of Canada, Part 25. NRC-CNRC, Ottawa, Ont. 327 pgs. In 7 sites (Bright and Bouchard 2008) but the The record from Northwest Territories is suspicious; no other specimens from this Territory were seen.
S Rank: 
SU
Decision Process Description: 
Draft ranks by Chandra Venables (2012) under contract for northern beetles assessment with Environment Canada (National General Status Assessment).
Last Updated: 
October 18, 2013

References

Number of Occurrences

  • Bright, DE, and P. Bouchard. (2008) Coleoptera Curculionoidea Entiminae.. In The Insect and Arachnids of Canada, Part 25. NRC-CNRC, Ottawa, Ont. 327 pgs. - B190 Return