Book Description

This monograph includes all species in the families Anthribidae, Apionidae, Attelabidae, Brentidae, Ithyceridae, Nemonychidae, Platypodidae, and Rhynchitidae that occur or may occur in Canada and Alaska. The work includes a key to all the families of Curculionoidea in North America, as well as keys to all genera and species of the families included. Each genus is described. Species entries include a list of synonyms, a description, data on distribution, information on host plants and on other aspects of biology, and diagnostic features. Distribution maps and illustrations of taxonomic characters for a number of species are included, as well as habitus illustrations of representative species.