Weevils (Curculionoidea) from the UWIZM Land Arthropod collection

Ariel Dalrymple; Jennalee Ramnarine

doi:10.15468/vydpgr

Weevils (Curculionoidea) from the UWIZM Land Arthropod collection

Citation

Dalrymple A, Ramnarine J, Deacon A (2023). Weevils (Curculionoidea) from the UWIZM Land Arthropod collection. The University of the West Indies Zoology Museum (UWIZM). Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/vydpgr accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-06-18.

Description

This dataset contains the records of weevils belonging to UWIZM’s land arthropod collection. There are 933 weevils (superfamily: Curculionoidea) representing the following families: Anthribidae, Attelabidae, Brachyceridae, Curculionidae, Dryophthoridae, Eurhynchidae, Lycaenidae and Lycidae. These specimens are all stored in the Land Arthropod Room of the UWIZM.

Sampling Description

Study Extent

Global

Sampling

Specimens were collected by hand, or brought to the museum.

Quality Control

Specimen identifications were checked by the UWIZM.

Method steps

1. Specimens in the collection were assessed for existing data (pinned labels, etc) 2. Identifications were confirmed or made using a variety of literature sources (scientific papers, books, online resources) 3. Specimens were photographed and properly stored then the data was uploaded to the UWIZM Past Perfect database.

Taxonomic Coverages

All specimens belong to superfamily Curculionoidea and were identified from family – species level.

Anthribidae
rank: family
Attelabidae
rank: family
Brachyceridae
rank: family
Curculionidae
rank: family
Dryophthoridae
rank: family
Eurhynchidae
rank: family
Lycaenidae
rank: family
Lycidae
rank: family

Geographic Coverages

The majority of specimens are from the Caribbean, with some specimens from the continents of North America, South America, Africa, Europe, Australia and Asia.

Bibliographic Citations

Blackwelder, R. E. (1947). Checklist of The Coleopterous Insects Of Mexico, Central America, the West Indies, and South America. Smithsonian Institution, United States National Museum, Bulletin 185, Part 5 -
Lycidae De Nicaragua. Accessed 14 December 2021. http://coleoptera-neotropical.org/paginas/2_PAISES/Nicaragua/ELATEROIDEA/lycid-nic.html -
Metamasius inaequalis (Gyllenhal, 1838). Agrosavia. Accessed 15 December 2021. https://www.agrosavia.co/ctni/ctc/coleoptera/curculionidae/metamasius/metamasius-inaequalis -
Catalogue of Life. Accessed 31st March 2022. https://www.catalogueoflife.org/ -
Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Accessed 31st March 2022. https://www.itis.gov/ -

Contacts

Ariel Dalrymple
originator
position: Database Assistant
The University of the West Indies
The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus
St. Augustine
TT
email: ariel_dalrymple@yahoo.com

Jennalee Ramnarine
originator
position: Museum Technician
The University of the West Indies Zoology Museum
St. Augustine
TT
email: jennalee.ramnarine@sta.uwi.edu

Amy Deacon
metadata author
position: Senior Lecturer in Zoology
The University of the West Indies
The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus
St. Augustine
TT
email: amy.deacon@sta.uwi.edu

Ariel Dalrymple
metadata author
position: Database Assistant
The University of the West Indies
The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus
St. Augustine
TT
email: ariel_dalrymple@yahoo.com

Amy Deacon
administrative point of contact
position: Senior Lecturer in Zoology
The University of the West Indies
The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus
St. Augustine
TT
email: amy.deacon@sta.uwi.edu

Ariel Dalrymple
administrative point of contact
position: Database Assistant
The University of the West Indies
The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus
St. Augustine
TT
email: ariel_dalrymple@yahoo.com

Rajindra Mahabir
administrative point of contact
The University of the West Indies
TT
email: rajindra.mahabir@sta.uwi.edu