Merhynchites bicolor, the rose curculio, is a species of leaf rolling weevil in the beetle family Attelabidae. It is found in North America.

Subspecies

These five subspecies belong to the species Merhynchites bicolor:

  • Merhynchites bicolor bicolor
  • Merhynchites bicolor cerdonis
  • Merhynchites bicolor cockerelli Pierce, 1913
  • Merhynchites bicolor niger Hamilton
  • Merhynchites bicolor nigricephalus Hamilton, 1985

Further reading

  • Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2013). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 7: Curculionoidea I. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-26093-1.
  • Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2013). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 8: Curculionoidea II. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-25916-4.