Rhyncogonus

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Rhyncogonus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Curculionidae
Subfamily: Entiminae
Tribe: Rhyncogonini
Genus: Rhyncogonus
Sharp, 1885
Species

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Rhyncogonus is a genus of beetle in family Curculionidae. The genus is endemic to islands in the Pacific Ocean.

Species

There are currently 66 described species in the genus Rhyncogonus (incomplete list): [1] [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Ramage, Thibault (2021-01-15). "The missing link: Rhyncogonus Sharp in the Gambier Islands (Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Entiminae, Rhyncogonini)". Zootaxa. 4908 (3): 409–416. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4908.3.5. ISSN   1175-5334.
  2. "Rhyncogonus names - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 2021-01-16.