Molytinae

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Molytinae
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Cholus cinctus in Panama.
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Rhyssomatus lineaticollis on a milkweed bud
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Superfamily: Curculionoidea
Family: Curculionidae
Subfamily: Molytinae
Schönherr, 1823
Tribes

Many, see text

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Liparus - MHNT

Molytinae is a subfamily of weevils that belongs to the family Curculionidae (true weevils). Members of this subfamily have been found in a wide range including the Americas, Chile, New Zealand, Southeastern Asia, etc. [1] [2] This subfamily has a wide variety of host plants including but not limited to dicots, monocots, in particularly palms and gymnosperms such conifers and cycads. Their larvae will feed on the stems, fruits, seeds and other tissues of host plant. [3]

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The larvae of many Molytin species often pose a serious threat as pests to agricultural and forestry industries with larvae feeding on much of the plants. [3]

Taxonomy

The subfamily was described in 1823 by Carl Johan Schönherr, a Swedish entomologist.

Molytinae is a very diverse subfamily being the second largest group within the family Curculionidae. Due to its size and the poorly studied nature of some groups, the identification and classification of its species has faced many challenges. Despite the number of species already described, there is likely a large number of cryptic species currently undiscovered. The accurate identification and classification of Molytin species is important in dealing with them as pests in agriculture and forestry. [3]

Tribes

In many older treatments, the Bagoinae, Cryptorhynchinae, Hyperinae, Lixinae and Mesoptiliinae are included within Molytinae as "tribus groups", as well as the Itini which are otherwise considered a tribe of the Curculioninae. Below is a list of tribes that are currently considered to be within this subfamily:

Genera

Below is a partial list of genera that belong to the subfamily Molytinae: [5] [6] [7]

References

  1. ↑ Kuschel, G. (1987-01-01). "The subfamily Molytinae (Coleoptera: Curculionidae): General notes and descriptions of new taxa from New Zealand and Chile" . New Zealand Entomologist. 9 (1): 11–29. Bibcode:1987NZEnt...9...11K. doi:10.1080/00779962.1987.9722488. ISSN   0077-9962.
  2. ↑ Grebennikov, Vasily V. (2018-10-16). "Discovery of Lymantini weevils (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Molytinae) outside the Americas: Devernodes, a new genus for five new species from Southeast Asia". Zootaxa. 4500 (3): 363–380. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4500.3.4. ISSN   1175-5334. PMID   30486068.
  3. 1 2 3 Ren, Jinliang; Zhang, Runzhi (2024-07-01). "Delimiting species, revealing cryptic diversity in Molytinae (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) weevil through DNA barcoding". Journal of Insect Science. 24 (4): 25. doi:10.1093/jisesa/ieae083. ISSN   1536-2442. PMC   11441576 . PMID   39348593.
  4. 1 2 Sometimes placed in the Curculioninae
  5. ↑ "Molytinae Subfamily Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
  6. ↑ "Fauna Europaea, Molytinae". fauna-eu.org. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
  7. ↑ Kuschel, G. (1987). "The subfamily Molytinae (Coleoptera: Curculionidae): General notes and descriptions of new taxa from New Zealand and Chile". New Zealand Entomologist. 9: 11–29. Bibcode:1987NZEnt...9...11K. doi:10.1080/00779962.1987.9722488.

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