The following new insect common names were recently approved by the ESA Committee on Common Names and are being submitted to the ESA membership for comment. Please submit any comments to the ESA Committee on Common Names by emailing pubs@entsoc.org

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Proposed common name: Ailanthus trunk weevil
Scientific name: Eucryptorrhynchus brandti (Harold)
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Curculionidae

Deadline for comments: April 11, 2025

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