Rhinoncomimus

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Rhinoncomimus
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Rhinoncomimus latipes
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Curculionidae
Tribe: Phytobiini
Genus: Rhinoncomimus
Wagner, 1940

Rhinoncomimus is a genus of minute seed weevils in the family of beetles known as Curculionidae. There are about eight described species in Rhinoncomimus. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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Rhinoncomimus latipes

Species

These eight species belong to the genus Rhinoncomimus:

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

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References

  1. 1 2 "Browse Rhinoncomimus". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-07.
  2. 1 2 "Rhinoncomimus". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-07.
  3. 1 2 "Rhinoncomimus Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-07.
  4. "Rhinoncomimus Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-07.
  5. "ITIS, Integrated Taxonomic Information System" . Retrieved 2018-04-07.

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