Lachnopus

Lachnopus is the Largest and most widespread genus of Caribbean broad-nosed weevils.

Girón, J. C., C. W. O’Brien & C. Rose-Smyth. 2018. On the West Indian weevil genus Lachnopus Schönherr, 1840 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Entiminae): descriptions of six new species, an annotated checklist, and a proposal for species groups. Zootaxa 4423(1): 1–85. http://www.mapress.com/j/zt/article/view/zootaxa.4423.1.1


A spreadsheet version of the species list and the list of host plants can be accessed here:

Lachnopus

Here is the list of known species of Lachnopus:

Lachnopus Schönherr, 1840: 380.

Type species by original designation Curculio aurifer Drury, 1773: 68

Names and general distribution of Lachnopus species. Genus names in square brackets correspond to the original description. Localities marked with an asterisk constitute new records for the species.


  1. Lachnopus acunae de Zayas, 1988: 160 (Cuba)

  2. Lachnopus acuticollis (Gyllenhal), 1834: 37 [Ptilopus] (Cuba)

  3. Lachnopus aereus (Gyllenhal), 1834: 40 [Ptilopus] (Haiti)

  4. Lachnopus alboguttatus Marshall, 1934: 622 (Cuba)

  5. Lachnopus albomaculatus (Gyllenhal), 1834: 37 [Ptilopus] (Hispaniola)

  6. Lachnopus argus (Reiche), 1840: 275 [Ptilopus] (Cuba; U.S.: Florida)

  7. Lachnopus atramentarius (Gyllenhal), 1834: 33 [Ptilopus] (Dominican Republic; Haiti)

  8. Lachnopus aulicus (Gyllenhal), 1834: 35 (Haiti)

  9. Lachnopus aurifer (Drury), 1773: 68 [Curculio] (Cuba; Jamaica)

  10. Lachnopus bellus Marshall, 1926: 54 (Haiti)

  11. Lachnopus bivirgatus Marshall, 1934: 621 (Cuba)

  12. Lachnopus bruneri Marshall, 1933: 59 (Cuba)

  13. Lachnopus buchanani Marshall, 1933: 59 (Cuba)

  14. Lachnopus cabocruz de Zayas, 1988: 162 (Cuba)

  15. Lachnopus campechianus Gyllenhal, 1840: 388 (Guadeloupe)

  16. Lachnopus canescens Gyllenhal, 1840: 388 (Haiti)

  17. Lachnopus chirographus (Olivier), 1807: 334 [Curculio] (Haiti)

  18. Lachnopus chlorophanus (Gyllenhal), 1834: 39 [Ptilopus] (Haiti)

  19. Lachnopus coffeae Marshall, 1922: 60 (Puerto Rico)

  20. Lachnopus consentaneus Perroud, 1853: 487 [103] (Haiti)

  21. Lachnopus cozumelus Girón & O’Brien, 2018: 7 (Mexico: Cozumel)

  22. Lachnopus cristalensis de Zayas, 1988: 161 (Cuba)

  23. Lachnopus curvipes (Fabricius), 1787: 113 [Curculio] (Antigua*, Barbuda*, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Guana Island*, Grenada*, Guadeloupe, Jamaica, Montserrat*, Nevis, Puerto Rico, St. Croix*, St. Barthélemy, St. John*, St. Kitts, St. Thomas, St. Vincent, Tobago*, Virgin Gorda*)

  24. Lachnopus dentipes Perroud, 1853: 489 [105] (Haiti)

  25. Lachnopus distortus Gyllenhal, 1840: 393 (West Indies)

  26. Lachnopus festivus de Zayas, 1988: 159 (Cuba)

  27. Lachnopus floridanus Horn, 1866: 101 (U.S.: Florida)

  28. Lachnopus gowdeyi Marshall, 1926: 531 (Jamaica)

  29. Lachnopus granicollis Gyllenhal, 1840: 390 (Haiti)

  30. Lachnopus guerinii Jacqelin du Val, 1857: 185 (Cuba)

  31. Lachnopus guttatupunctatus de Zayas 1988: 155 (Cuba)

  32. Lachnopus hirtus Perroud, 1853: 484 [100] (Haiti)

  33. Lachnopus hispidus (Gyllenhal), 1834: 34 [Ptilopus] (Cuba; U.S.: Florida)

  34. Lachnopus histrio (Marshall), 1926: 534 [Ptilopus] (Haiti)

  35. Lachnopus inconditus Rosenschoeld, 1840: 383 (Dominican Republic)

  36. Lachnopus interruptus Perroud, 1853: 475 [91] (Haiti)

  37. Lachnopus karphos Girón & O’Brien, 2018: 10 (Bahamas)

  38. Lachnopus kofresi Wolcott, 1941: 104 (Puerto Rico: Mona Is.)

  39. Lachnopus leonorae de Zayas, 1988: 165 (Cuba)

  40. Lachnopus lineatoguttatus Perroud, 1853: 468 (Cuba)

  41. Lachnopus lineicollis (Chevrolat), 1880: 175 [Diaprepes] (Dominica; Guadeloupe)

  42. Lachnopus lucayanus Girón & O’Brien, 2018: 14 (Bahamas; Turks & Caicos)

  43. Lachnopus luctuosus (Klug), 1829: 13 [Sitona] (Cuba)

  44. Lachnopus luxurians (Olivier), 1807: 334 [Curculio] (Haiti)

  45. Lachnopus magdae de Zayas, 1988: 164 (Cuba)

  46. Lachnopus mayari de Zayas, 1988: 156 (Cuba)

  47. Lachnopus memnonius (Gyllenhal), 1834: 42 [Ptilopus] (St. Barthélemy)

  48. Lachnopus mercator (Olivier), 1807: 335 [Curculio] (Haiti)

  49. Lachnopus multipunctatus Jacquelin du Val, 1857: 190 (Cuba)

  50. Lachnopus mundus (Gyllenhal), 1834: 31 [Ptilopus] (Dominican Republic)

  51. Lachnopus niveoirroratus Jacqelin du Val, 1857: 189 (Cuba)

  52. Lachnopus oteroi Marshall, 1933: 60 (Cuba)

  53. Lachnopus petilsquamus Girón & O’Brien, 2018: 18 (Bahamas)

  54. Lachnopus planifrons Gyllenhal, 1840: 385 (Dominican Republic)

  55. Lachnopus plebejus (Gyllenhal), 1834: 23 [Prepodes] (Haiti)

  56. Lachnopus plumipes Perroud, 1853: 471 [87] (Dominican Republic; Hispaniola)

  57. Lachnopus pollinarius Gyllenhal, 1840: 387 (Cuba)

  58. Lachnopus porcus de Zayas, 1988: 158 (Cuba)

  59. Lachnopus proteus (Olivier), 1807: 13 [Curculio] (Dominican Republic; Hispaniola)

  60. Lachnopus pruinosus (Gyllenhal), 1834: 33 [Ptilopus] (Haiti)

  61. Lachnopus rhabdotus Girón & O’Brien, 2018: 22 (Turks & Caicos)

  62. Lachnopus seini Wolcott, 1936: 302 (Puerto Rico)

  63. Lachnopus siboney de Zayas, 1988: 166 (Cuba)

  64. Lachnopus sparsimguttatus Perroud, 1853: 481 (Cuba)

  65. Lachnopus splendidus Boheman, 1840: 382 (Cuba)

  66. Lachnopus spretus (Gyllenhal), 1834: 38 [Ptilopus] (Dominican Republic)

  67. Lachnopus sublineatus Perroud, 1853: 478 [94] (Cuba)

  68. Lachnopus trilineatus Chevrolat, 1876: CCXXVIII (Puerto Rico)

  69. Lachnopus valgus (Fabricius), 1775: 150 [Curculio] (Anguilla; Puerto Rico; St. Barthélemy; St. Croix; Sint Maarten*; St. John*; St. Martin*)

  70. Lachnopus vanessablockae Girón & O’Brien, 2018: 25 (Cayman Islands)

  71. Lachnopus villosipes (Boheman), 1834: 43 [Ptilopus] (St. Barthélemy; St. Eustatius)

  72. Lachnopus vittatus (Klug), 1829: 13 [Ptilopus] (Cuba)

  73. Lachnopus yaucona Wolcott, 1936: 302 (Puerto Rico)