The Curculionidae are a family of weevils, commonly called snout beetles or true weevils. They are one of the largest animal families with 6,800 genera and 83,000 species described worldwide. They are the sister group to the family Brentidae.
The beetle subfamily Curculioninae is part of the weevil family Curculionidae. It contains over 23,500 described species in 2,200 genera, and is therefore the largest weevil subfamily. Given that the beetle order (Coleoptera) contains about one-quarter of all known organisms, the Curculioninae represent one of the – if not the – most successful radiations of terrestrial Metazoa.
The insect tribe Stromboscerini is part of the weevil family Curculionidae, subfamily Dryophthorinae. It is a small and little-known weevil group. Alonso-Zarazaga & Lyal (1999) treated it as a subfamily.
Curculio is a genus of weevils belonging the family Curculionidae and subfamily Curculioninae. Members of the genus are commonly referred to as acorn weevils or nut weevils as they infest the seeds of trees such as oaks and hickories. The adult female weevil bores a tiny hole in the immature nut to lay her eggs, which then hatch into legless grubs. In autumn, the grubs bore holes through the shells from the inside to emerge into the soil where they may live for a year or two before maturing into adults.
Sitona is a large genus of weevils in the family Curculionidae native to the Nearctic and Palaearctic regions. Over 100 species have been described. Sitona is easily distinguished from related genera by flat, recumbent scales on the mandibles, by the absence of an oval scar on the mandibles, by short and broad rostrum with a deep, longitudinal, median groove, and by dense scales on the body.
Orchestes is a genus of beetles either classified in the subfamily Rhynchaeninae or in the tribe Rhamphini of the subfamily Curculioninae, of the family Curculionidae. It encompasses six species in North America, including Orchestes alni, and more in Eurasia. It was previously regarded as a synonym of Rhynchaenus, which is now used with a more restricted definition. The name Pedetes has been used as a manuscript name for this genus around 1799, but not published as a valid name.
Ceutorhynchini is a true weevil tribe in the subfamily Baridinae.
Rhamphini is a weevil tribe in the subfamily Curculioninae.
Eustylini is a primarily Neotropical weevil tribe in the subfamily Entiminae.
Orchestes fagi , beech leaf-miner beetle, is a species of weevil native to Europe. The larvae mine the leaves of beech. It is an invasive species in Canada where it is damaging to American beech.
Cionopsis is a genus of true weevils in the beetle family Curculionidae. There are about five described species in Cionopsis.
Narberdia is a genus of true weevils in the beetle family Curculionidae. There are at least four described species in Narberdia.
Coccotorus is a genus of true weevils in the beetle family Curculionidae. There are about six described species in Coccotorus.
Chelonychus is a genus of true weevils in the beetle family Curculionidae. There are at least two described species in Chelonychus.
Cionomimus is a genus of true weevils in the beetle family Curculionidae. There are about 10 described species in Cionomimus.
Brachyogmus is a genus of true weevils in the beetle family Curculionidae. There is at least one described species in Brachyogmus, B. ornatus.
Smicraulax is a genus of true weevils in the beetle family Curculionidae. There are about six described species in Smicraulax.
Neomastix is a genus of true weevils in the family of beetles known as Curculionidae. There is at least one described species in Neomastix, N. solidaginis.
Anthonomopsis is a genus of true weevils in the beetle family Curculionidae. There is at least one described species in Anthonomopsis, A. mixta.
Dietzianus is a genus of true weevils in the beetle family Curculionidae. There are at least two described species in Dietzianus.
