Metamasius callizona

Metamasius callizona
Metamasius callizona (illustrated 1910)
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Curculionidae
Genus: Metamasius
Species:
M. callizona
Binomial name
Metamasius callizona
Chevrolat, 1882

Metamasius callizona, the Mexican bromeliad weevil, is a type which of beetle. It is an invasive species in Florida, US that targets several species of bromeliad. This species is native to southern Mexico, Guatemala, and Panama, and was first documented in Florida in 1989.