Pandeleteius | |
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Dorsal view of Pandeleteius sp. | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Suborder: | Polyphaga |
Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
Superfamily: | Curculionoidea |
Family: | Curculionidae |
Genus: | Pandeleteius Schönherr, 1834 |
Pandeleteius is a genus of broad-nosed weevils in the family Curculionidae. There are over 150 described species in Pandeleteius, [1] distributed across the Americas. Most species in the genus were described by Anne Howden. Species of Pandeleteius can be found in most countries of North, Central, and South America. [2]
The genus Pandeleteius was named for the first time by Carl Johan Schönherr in 1834, page 129. [3] It belongs to the subfamily Entiminae, tribe Tanymecini.
These 163 species belong to the genus Pandeleteius: [2] [4] [5]