# Catapastus

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***Catapastus*** is a genus of [flower weevils](/source/Flower_weevil) in the [beetle](/source/Beetle) family [Curculionidae](/source/Curculionidae). There are about nine described species in *Catapastus*.[1][2][3]

## Species

These nine species belong to the genus *Catapastus*:

- *[Catapastus albonotatus](/source/Catapastus_albonotatus)* Linell, 1897
- *[Catapastus conspersus](/source/Catapastus_conspersus)* (LeConte, 1876)
- *[Catapastus diffusus](/source/Catapastus_diffusus)* Casey, 1892
- *[Catapastus nivescens](/source/Catapastus_nivescens)* Champion & G.C., 1909
- *[Catapastus ruficlava](/source/Catapastus_ruficlava)* Champion & G.C., 1909
- *[Catapastus seriatus](/source/Catapastus_seriatus)* Casey, 1920
- *[Catapastus signatipennis](/source/Catapastus_signatipennis)* Linell, 1897
- *[Catapastus simplex](/source/Catapastus_simplex)* Casey, 1920
- *[Catapastus squamirostris](/source/Catapastus_squamirostris)* Casey, 1920

## References

1. ["*Catapastus* Report"](https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=616796). *Integrated Taxonomic Information System*. Retrieved 2019-09-24.

1. ["*Catapastus*"](https://www.gbif.org/species/1220231). *GBIF*. Retrieved 2019-09-24.

1. ["*Catapastus* genus Information"](https://bugguide.net/node/view/262431). *BugGuide.net*. Retrieved 2019-09-24.

## Further reading

- O'Brien, Charles W. & Wibmer, Guillermo J. (1982). ["Annotated checklist of the weevils (Curculionidae sensu lato) of North America, Central America, and the West Indies (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea)"](https://web.archive.org/web/20211224000207/https://academic.uprm.edu/~franz/WeevilCourseResources/OBrienWibmer1982-WeevilsNCAWI.pdf). *Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute*. Archived from [the original](http://academic.uprm.edu/~franz/WeevilCourseResources/OBrienWibmer1982-WeevilsNCAWI.pdf) on 2021-12-24. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- Lobl, I. & Smetana, A. (eds.) (2013). *Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 7: Curculionoidea I*. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-26093-1.
- Lobl, I. & Smetana, A. (eds.) (2013). *Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 8: Curculionoidea II*. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-25916-4.

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