Plocamus Explained

Plocamus is a genus of flower weevils in the beetle family Curculionidae. There are about nine described species in Plocamus.

Species

These nine species belong to the genus Plocamus:

• Plocamus albofasciatus Hustache, 1950
• Plocamus apicalis Hustache, 1950
• Plocamus bellus Hustache, 1950
• Plocamus brevisetis Hustache, 1950
• Plocamus clavisetis Champion & G.C., 1908
• Plocamus echidna (LeConte, 1876) (porcupine weevil)
• Plocamus hispidulus LeConte, 1876
• Plocamus hystrix Champion & G.C., 1908
• Plocamus variegatus Hustache, 1950

Further reading

• Annotated checklist of the weevils (Curculionidae sensu lato) of North America, Central America, and the West Indies (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea). 1982. O'Brien . Charles W.. Wibmer . Guillermo J.. Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute.
• Book: Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 7: Curculionoidea I. 2013. Lobl . I.. Smetana . A.. Apollo Books. 978-90-04-26093-1.
• Book: Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 8: Curculionoidea II. 2013. Lobl . I.. Smetana . A.. Apollo Books. 978-90-04-25916-4.