Gymnopholus

Gymnopholus
	Gymnopholus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Curculionidae
Subfamily:	Entiminae
Tribe:	Eupholini
Genus:	Gymnopholus; Heller, 1901
Synonyms
	Aroaphila Heller, 1901;

Gymnopholus is a genus of beetles in the family Curculionidae (true weevils) occurring in New Guinea. Many of them are notable for the growth of algae, diatoms, fungi, lichens and mosses on their backs^[2](especially the subgenus Symbiopholus). The genus is divided into two subgenera (Gymnopholus and Symbiopholus) and contains the following species:^[3]

Subgenus Gymnopholus Heller, 1901

Subgenus Symbiopholus Gressitt, 1966

- Gymnopholus herbarius herbarius
- Gymnopholus herbarius oribatifer
Gymnopholus lichenifer

References[]

^ Marshall, Guy A. K. Curculionid Genus Gymnopholus (Coleoptera)
^ Gressitt, J.L. (1977). "Papuan weevil genus Gymnopholus: third supplement with studies in epizoic symbiosis" (PDF). Pacific Insects. 17 (2–3): 179–195.
^ Setliff, G.P. (2007). "Annotated checklist of weevils from the Papuan region (Coleoptera, Curculionoidea)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1536: 1–296.

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[1] Marshall, Guy A. K. Curculionid Genus Gymnopholus (Coleoptera)

[2] Gressitt, J.L. (1977). "Papuan weevil genus Gymnopholus: third supplement with studies in epizoic symbiosis" (PDF). Pacific Insects. 17 (2–3): 179–195.

[3] Setliff, G.P. (2007). "Annotated checklist of weevils from the Papuan region (Coleoptera, Curculionoidea)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1536: 1–296.

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