| Ammocleonus | |
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| Museum specimen of Ammocleonus hieroglyphicus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Curculionidae |
| Subfamily: | Lixinae |
| Tribe: | Cleonini |
| Genus: | Ammocleonus Bedel, 1907 |
Ammocleonus is a genus of cylindrical weevils belonging to the family Curculionidae.
Lixinae is a subfamily of true weevils, included in the Molytinae in many older treatments. They are mainly root feeders, although some develop in flower buds or stems. Several species are used in biological control of invasive weeds, namely knapweeds (Centaurea).
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