Pandeleteius

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Pandeleteius
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Dorsal view of Pandeleteius sp.
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Superfamily: Curculionoidea
Family: Curculionidae
Genus: Pandeleteius
Schönherr, 1834
Pandeleteius hilaris, Virginia Pandeleteius hilaris - inat 20244218.jpg
Pandeleteius hilaris, Virginia
Pandeleteius cinereus, Texas Pandeleteius cinereus - inat 266051642.jpg
Pandeleteius cinereus, Texas
Pandeleteius nodifer, Florida Pandeleteius nodifer - inat 186873072.jpg
Pandeleteius nodifer, Florida

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]

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Taxonomy

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.

Species

These 163 species belong to the genus Pandeleteius: [2] [4] [5]

References

  1. Girón, Jennifer C.; Howden†, Anne T. (19 December 2019). "Five New Species of Pandeleteius Schönherr, 1834 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Entiminae: Tanymecini) from South America" . The Coleopterists Bulletin. 73 (4): 831. doi:10.1649/0010-065X-73.4.831. ISSN   0010-065X.
  2. 1 2 "Pandeleteius". GBIF. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  3. Schönherr, C. J. (1834). Genera et species Curculionidum, cum synonymia hujus familiae. Species novae aut hactenus minus cognitae, descriptionibus a Dom. Leonardo Gyllenhal, C. H. Boheman, et entomologis aliis illustratae, tomus secundus, pars prima. Paris: Roret. p. 673.
  4. "Pandeleteius Schönherr, 1834". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  5. "Pandeleteius genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 3 August 2024.

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