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SPHENOPHORUS [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-12-02
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- robust billbug weevil
1, record 1, English, robust%20billbug%20weevil
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
An insect (order Coleoptera) of the family Curculionidae. 2, record 1, English, - robust%20billbug%20weevil
Record 1, Key term(s)
- robust bill-bug weevil
- robust bill bug weevil
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- dryofthore robuste
1, record 1, French, dryofthore%20robuste
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Insecte (ordre des coléoptères) de la famille des Curculionidae. 2, record 1, French, - dryofthore%20robuste
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2016-01-21
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Zoology
Universal entry(ies) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- billbugs
1, record 2, English, billbugs
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Zoologie
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- calandres
1, record 2, French, calandres
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2014-10-16
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Universal entry(ies) Record 3
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- claycolored billbug
1, record 3, English, claycolored%20billbug
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
An insect (order Coleoptera) of the family Curculionidae. 2, record 3, English, - claycolored%20billbug
Record 3, Key term(s)
- clay-colored billbug
- clay-colored bill bug
- claycolored bill bug
- clay-coloured billbug
- clay-coloured bill bug
- claycoloured bill bug
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 3
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- Sphenophorus aequalis
1, record 3, French, Sphenophorus%20aequalis
correct, Latin
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Insecte de la famille des Curculionidae. 2, record 3, French, - Sphenophorus%20aequalis
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Sphenophorus aequalis : Il n'y a pas de nom commun pour cette espèce d'insectes. 2, record 3, French, - Sphenophorus%20aequalis
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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