Mesoptiliinae

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Mesoptiliinae
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Curculionidae
Subfamily: Mesoptiliinae
Lacordaire, 1863
Tribes

Mesoptiliinae is a subfamily of true weevils in the family Curculionidae. There are at about 23 genera and 40 described species in Mesoptiliinae. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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Genera

These 23 genera belong to the subfamily Mesoptiliinae: [5]

Data sources: i = ITIS, [1] c = Catalogue of Life, [6] g = GBIF, [2] b = Bugguide.net [3]

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Zygopini Tribe of beetles

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Otidocephalini Tribe of beetles

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Conoderinae Subfamily of beetles

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Mecinini Tribe of beetles

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Cnemogonini Tribe of beetles

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Tychiini Tribe of beetles

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Derelomini Tribe of beetles

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Gasterocercini is a tribe of hidden snout weevils in the family of beetles known as Curculionidae. There are at least four genera and about eight described species in Gasterocercini.

Conotrachelini Tribe of beetles

Conotrachelini is a tribe of true weevils in the family of beetles known as Curculionidae. There are about 7 genera and at least 50 described species in Conotrachelini.

Orthognathini is a tribe of true weevils in the family of beetles known as Curculionidae.

Ellescini Tribe of beetles

Ellescini is a tribe of true weevils in the family of beetles known as Curculionidae. There are at least 3 genera and about 18 described species in Ellescini.

Scleropterini Tribe of beetles

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Smicronychini Tribe of beetles

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Lignyodina Subtribe of beetles

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Piazurini is a tribe of true weevils in the beetle family Curculionidae. There are about 12 genera and more than 400 described species in Piazurini.

Othippiini is a tribe of true weevils in the beetle family Curculionidae. Of the eight genera in Othippiini, only Egiona and Othippia are not monotypic. Acoptus suturalis is the only species of the tribe found in the New World.

References

  1. 1 2 "ITIS, Integrated Taxonomic Information System" . Retrieved 2019-01-11.
  2. 1 2 "GBIF" . Retrieved 2019-01-11.
  3. 1 2 "Mesoptiliinae Subfamily Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-01-11.
  4. ↑ Bouchard, Patrice; Bousquet, Yves; Davies, Anthony E.; Alonso-Zarazaga, Miguel A.; et al. (2011). "Family-group names in Coleoptera (Insecta)". ZooKeys (88): 1–972. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.88.807 . ISSN   1313-2989. PMC   3088472 . PMID   21594053.
  5. ↑ Alonso-Zarazaga, Miguel A.; Lyal, Christopher H.C. (1999). A World Catalogue of Families and Genera of Curculionoidea (Insecta: Coleoptera) (Excepting Scotylidae and Platypodidae). Entomopraxis. ISBN   84-605-9994-9.
  6. ↑ "Catalogue of Life" . Retrieved 2018-04-23.

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