Brachyceridae

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Brachyceridae
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Museum specimen of Desmidophorus cumingi
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Superfamily: Curculionoidea
Family: Brachyceridae
Billberg, 1820
Diversity
at least 150 genera
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Stenopelmus rufinasus

Brachyceridae is a family of weevils. There are at least 150 genera in the family Brachyceridae. [1] [2] It has been treated as a subfamily of Curculionidae. [3] [4]

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Curculionoidea

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References

  1. "Browse Brachyceridae". Catalogue of Life. Archived from the original on 2018-05-07. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
  2. "Brachyceridae". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
  3. "Brachyceridae Family Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
  4. "International Weevil Community Website" . Retrieved 2018-05-06.