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Zyzzyva
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Zyzzyva

Zyzzyva ( ZIH-zih-və) is a genus of South American weevils, often found on or near palm trees. It was first described in 1922 by Thomas Lincoln Casey Jr., based on specimens obtained in Brazil by Herbert Huntingdon Smith.

Casey describes Zyzzyva ochreotecta in his book Memoirs on the Coleoptera, Volume 10:

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3 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Zyzzyva rufula

speciesZyzzyva rufula

Zyzzyva ochreotecta

speciesZyzzyva ochreotecta

Zyzzyva squamosa

speciesZyzzyva squamosa

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1416945.