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114. . 1968. Geographic variations and taxonomy of Anthonomus grand is 

 Boheman. Tex. Agric. Exp. Stn. Dep. Entomol. Tech. Rep. 152 pp. 

 (Mimeogr.). 



This study was designed to investigate and analyze geographic variation of 

 characters of Anthonomus grandis Boheman in an attempt to determine taxonomic 

 relationships of various populations of the species. This variation is cor- 

 related where possible with hosts, biological and morphological differences, 

 and other factors which might shed light on the taxonomy of the species. Ten 

 geographically variable characters were measured in samples from throughout 

 the range of the species. The variation of each of these characters is dis- 

 cussed separately, and all then are treated together in an effort to determine 

 overall patterns of variation. Clinal variation is evident in the cases of a 

 few characters; this variation is in the form of fairly smooth south-north 

 clines along the west coast of Mexico, or stepped clines as in Arizona and 

 along the Texas-Mexico boundary. Several characters vary more or less con- 

 cordantly in these areas. 



115. . 1976. Bionomics of the anthonomine weevils. Annu. Rev. Entomol. 

 21: 283-303. 



The world fauna of the curculionid anthonomine consists of approximately 33 

 genera and 467 species. As with most weevil groups, the anthonomir.es are 

 generally poorly known, especially regarding life cycles, host relationships, 

 immature stages and other life processes. Except for a few economic species 

 such as the boll weevil ( Anthonomus grandis ) , the apple blossom weevil ( Antho- 

 nomus pomourm ) , and some pests of lesser importance, there is a great paucity 

 of almost any kind of information on these weevils. As a contribution to the 

 knowledge of the biology of the curculionidea, the author and coworkers in 

 recent years have attempted to accumulate more biological data on a wider 



