Cosmopolites

{{Short description|Genus of beetles}}

{{About|the weevil genus|other uses|Cosmopolite (disambiguation)|and|Cosmopolitan (disambiguation)}}

{{Automatic taxobox

| image = FGR 8-003 -3 Banana corm weevil0018 (3).jpg

| image_caption = Cosmopolites sordidus

| taxon = Cosmopolites

| authority = Chevrolat, 1885

| subdivision_ranks = Species

| subdivision = See text

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Cosmopolites is a genus of true weevil in the Dryophthorinae subfamily{{EOL|33131|Cosmopolites}} and tribe Sphenophorini. The type species and most economically important is the banana weevil Cosmopolites sordidus.{{Cite journal|author1=Gold, Clifford S. |author2=Pena, Jorge E. |author3=Karamura, Eldad B. |year=2001|title=Biology and integrated pest management for the banana weevil Cosmopolites sordidus (Germar)(Coleoptera: Curculionidae) |journal=Integrated Pest Management Reviews |volume=6|issue=2|pages=79–155|doi=10.1023/A:1023330900707}}{{Cite news|author=Kolappan, B. |title=Stem borer a nightmare for banana farmers|newspaper=The Hindu|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/stem-borer-a-nightmare-for-banana-farmers/article5104662.ece |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130911061230/http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/stem-borer-a-nightmare-for-banana-farmers/article5104662.ece|archive-date=11 September 2013|url-status=live}}