Trigonoscuta rossi
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Trigonoscuta rossi was a species of beetle
in family Curculionidae
. It was endemic to the United States
.
Beetle
Coleoptera is an order of insects commonly called beetles. The word "coleoptera" is from the Greek , koleos, "sheath"; and , pteron, "wing", thus "sheathed wing". Coleoptera contains more species than any other order, constituting almost 25% of all known life-forms...
in family Curculionidae
Curculionidae
Curculionidae is the family of the "true" weevils . It was formerly recognized in 1998 as the largest of any animal family, with over 40,000 species described worldwide at that time...
. It was endemic to the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
.
Source
- World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1996. Trigonoscuta rossi. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 10 August 2007.