Heterobrenthus texanus | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Brentidae |
Genus: | Heterobrenthus |
Species: | H. texanus |
Binomial name | |
Heterobrenthus texanus Schaeffer, 1915 | |
Heterobrenthus texanus is a species of primitive weevil in the beetle family Brentidae. It is found in North America. [1] [2] [3]
Beetles are a group of insects that form the order Coleoptera, in the superorder Endopterygota. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 400,000 species, is the largest of all orders, constituting almost 40% of described insects and 25% of all known animal life-forms; new species are discovered frequently. The largest of all families, the Curculionidae (weevils) with some 83,000 member species, belongs to this order. Found in almost every habitat except the sea and the polar regions, they interact with their ecosystems in several ways: beetles often feed on plants and fungi, break down animal and plant debris, and eat other invertebrates. Some species are serious agricultural pests, such as the Colorado potato beetle, while others such as Coccinellidae eat aphids, scale insects, thrips, and other plant-sucking insects that damage crops.
Brentidae is a cosmopolitan family of primarily xylophagous beetles also known as straight-snouted weevils. The concept of this family has been recently expanded with the inclusion of three groups formerly placed in the Curculionidae; the subfamilies Apioninae, Cyladinae, and Nanophyinae, as well as the Ithycerinae, previously considered a separate family. They are most diverse in the tropics, but occur throughout the temperate regions of the world. They are among the families of weevils that have non-elbowed antennae, and tend to be elongate and flattened, though there are numerous exceptions.
Eutrachelus is a genus of straight-snouted weevils belonging to the family Brentidae.
Paratrachelizus uncimanus is a species of primitive weevil in the beetle family Brentidae. It is found in the Caribbean Sea and North America.
Paratrachelizus is a genus of primitive weevils in the beetle family Brentidae. There are more than 30 described species in Paratrachelizus.
Phocylides is a genus of primitive weevils in the family of beetles known as Brentidae. There is at least one described species in Phocylides, P. bicolor.
Eutrichapion viciae is a species of pear-shaped weevil in the family of beetles known as Brentidae.
Eutrichapion is a genus of pear-shaped weevils in the family of beetles known as Brentidae. There are about eight described species in Eutrichapion.
Omphalapion hookerorum is a species of pear-shaped weevil in the family of beetles known as Brentidae.
Omphalapion is a genus of pear-shaped weevils in the family of beetles known as Brentidae. There are about five described species in Omphalapion.
Perapion curtirostre is a species of pear-shaped weevil in the family of beetles known as Brentidae.
Perapion is a genus of pear-shaped weevils in the family of beetles known as Brentidae. There are about 12 described species in Perapion.
Stenopterapion meliloti is a species of pear-shaped weevil in the family of beetles known as Brentidae.
Stenopterapion is a genus of pear-shaped weevils in the family of beetles known as Brentidae. There are about six described species in Stenopterapion.
Cylas formicarius, the sweet potato weevil, is a species of sweet potato weevil in the beetle family Brentidae. It is found in Africa, Australia, the Caribbean, Europe & Northern Asia, Central America, North America, Oceania, South America, Southern Asia, the Pacific Ocean, and temperate Asia.
Cylas is a genus of sweet potato weevils in the beetle family Brentidae. There are more than 20 described species in Cylas.
Cyladinae is a subfamily of sweet potato weevils in the family of beetles known as Brentidae. There are two genera in Cyladinae, Cylas Latreille 1802, and the extinct genus Miocenocylas Legalov 2018.
Heterobrenthus is a genus of primitive weevils in the beetle family Brentidae. There are at least three described species in Heterobrenthus.
Brentinae is a subfamily of primitive weevils in the family of beetles known as Brentidae. There are at least 90 genera and 520 described species in Brentinae.
Stereodermus exilis is a species of primitive weevil in the beetle family Brentidae. It is found in the Caribbean Sea and North America.
Stereodermus is a genus of primitive weevils in the beetle family Brentidae. There are more than 40 described species in Stereodermus.
Cyphagoginae is a subfamily of primitive weevils in the family of beetles known as Brentidae. There are at least 70 genera and 420 described species in Cyphagoginae. Cyphagoginae is sometimes treated as the tribe Cyphagogini rather than a subfamily, according to Oberprieler, 2007.
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