Neochetina

TaxID: 1050922

Basic Information

Neochetina

Waterhyacinth Weevils

Neochetina is a genus of weevils known as water hyacinth weevil which are native to South America. Neochetina feed almost exclusively on the highly vigorous water hyacinth (Eichhornia spp.). There are at least two species: N. eichhorniae or mottled water hyacinth weevil which gets its name from the plant it feeds on and N. bruchi or chevroned water hyacinth weevil which is characterized by a chevron Cshaped marking on its back. Both weevils have been introduced extensively in countries around the world to help control water hyacinth growth which threatens to choke numerous waterways and lakes worldwide.

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Taxonomic Information

Eukaryota

Arthropoda

Insecta

Coleoptera

Erirhinidae

Neochetina

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Photos (5 photos)

Neochetina
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(c) Ricardo Arredondo T.@BY-NC
Neochetina
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(c) Ricardo Arredondo T.@BY-NC
Neochetina
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(c) Mike Quinn@BY-NC
Neochetina
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(c) Van Remsen@BY-NC
Neochetina
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(c) Erik Johnson@BY-NC

Morphological Features

No morphological description available.

Host Plants (0 host plants)

Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.

No host plants available.

Quarantine Status (1 records)

Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.

Country Status Year Added
United States of America Quarantine pests —

Distribution (0 countries)

Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.

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Present
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Absent
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Unknown/Other

No distribution records available.

Genomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No genome records available.

Transcriptomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No transcriptome records available.

DNA Barcodes (24 records)

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Data source: BOLD.

Process ID BIN Marker Length Country Date Lat/Lon Sequence
SICOA1517-18 - COI-5P 307 Argentina 1972-03-20 -
SICOA1516-18 - COI-5P 307 Argentina 1973-02-15 -
NSWHP5018-19 BOLD:ABW6759 COI-5P 652 Australia 2019-02-08 -31.063, 153.052
GBMIN47845-17 BOLD:ABW6759 COI-5P 597 United States - 38.2767, -121.495
GBMIN47844-17 BOLD:ABW6759 COI-5P 597 United States - 38.1709, -121.669
GBMIN47843-17 BOLD:ABW6759 COI-5P 597 United States - 37.9545, -121.608
GBMIN47842-17 BOLD:ABW6759 COI-5P 597 United States - 37.6419, -121.229
GBMIN47841-17 BOLD:ABW6759 COI-5P 597 United States - 37.6419, -121.229
GBMIN47840-17 BOLD:ABW6759 COI-5P 595 United States - 37.6419, -121.229
GBMIN47839-17 BOLD:ABW6759 COI-5P 597 United States - 37.6126, -121.039
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