Diocalandra

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Diocalandra
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Curculionidae
Subfamily: Dryophthorinae
Genus: Diocalandra
Faust, 1894

Diocalandra [1] is a genus of weevils in the subfamily Dryophthorinae and the monotypic tribe Diocalandrini. Species are distributed mostly in Africa, Asia and Australia [2] and includes the lesser or four-spotted coconut weevil.

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Species

The Global Biodiversity Information Facility lists: [2]

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References

  1. Faust (1894) Ann. Mus. Stor. Nat. Genova 34.
  2. 1 2 Global Biodiversity Information Facility: Diocalandra Faust, 1894 (retrieved 9 January 2020)
  3. "Diocalandra frumenti (Fabricius, 1801): lesser coconut weevil". Discover Life. Retrieved 9 January 2020.