Mononychus

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Mononychus
Mononychus punctumalbum (Coleoptera sp.), Elst (Gld), the Netherlands - 3.jpg
Mononychus punctumalbum
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Curculionidae
Genus: Mononychus
Germar, 1824

Mononychus is a genus of minute seed weevils in the family of beetles known as Curculionidae. There are at least 25 described species in Mononychus. [1] [2] [3]

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Mononychus punctumalbum

Including Mononychus punctumalbum (Iris Weevil). [4]

They have generally been found in north America, Europe and parts of Central Asia. [5]

They were originally published by E.F.Germar in Insectorum species novae aut minus cognitae, p. 241 in 1823. [5]

Species

These 25 species belong to the genus Mononychus:

Data sources: i = ITIS, [1] c = Catalogue of Life, [2] g = GBIF, [5] b = Bugguide.net [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Mononychus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Browse Mononychus". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  3. 1 2 "Mononychus Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  4. ↑ "Mononychus punctumalbum : Iris Weevil | NBN Atlas". species.nbnatlas.org. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  5. 1 2 3 "Mononychus". GBIF. Retrieved 27 April 2018.

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