| Sitophilus | |
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| Sitophilus granarius | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Curculionidae |
| Subfamily: | Dryophthorinae |
| Tribe: | Litosomini |
| Genus: | Sitophilus Schoenherr, 1838[1] |
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14, see text | |
Sitophilus is a genus of weevils in the tribe Litosomini. Some species are familiar as pests of stored grain, nut, or seed. Notable pest species include the rice weevil (S. oryzae), wheat weevil (S. granarius), and maize weevil (S. zeamais).
Among the Stiophilus are species which destroy stored wheat, rice, sorghum,[2][3][4] oats, barley, rye, buckwheat,[4] peas, cottonseed, processed cereal products such as pasta, cassava,[3] and fruits such as apples.[5]
- ^ Schoenherr (1838). Gen. et Sp. Curc. 4(2): 967.
- ^ "Greater Rice Weevil | Sitophilus zeamais". PestWeb. Stored Grain Insects. Archived from the original on 2011-09-28.
- ^ a b B. Alleoni; W. Ferreira (2006). Control of Sitophilus zeamais Mots., 1958 and Sitophilus oryzae (L., 1763) weevils (Coleoptera, Curculionidae) in stored rice grain (Oryza sativa l.) with insecticide pirimiphos methyl (Actellic 500 CE). 9th International Working Conference on Stored Product Protection.
- ^ a b "Maize weevil". Grainscanada.gc.ca. 2009-12-21. Retrieved 2010-07-29.
- ^ "Maize weevil | Padil.gov". Archived from the original on 2016-04-03. Retrieved 2016-04-03.