Rhynchophorini
| Rhynchophorini | |
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| Male (left) and female specimens of Cyrtotrachelus dux | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Curculionidae |
| Subfamily: | Dryophthorinae |
| Tribe: | Rhynchophorini Schönherr, 1838 |
The tribe Rhynchophorini is the largest member of the true weevil subfamily Dryophthorinae. Alonso-Zarazaga and Lyal (1999) treated it as a distinct subfamily, Rhynchophorinae. Weevils of this tribe have the pygidium (VII abdominal tergite) not covered by the elytra.
This tribe includes the largest weevils of the subfamily, such as palm weevils.
Genera and selected species
- Abrachius
- Cyrtotrachelus
- Dynamis
- Macrocheirus
- Mahakamia
- Omotemnus
- Otidognathus
- Paratasis
- Pristirhina
- Protocerius
- Rhynchodynamis
- Rhynchophorinus
- Rhynchophorus
- Rhynchophorus palmarum – American Palm Weevil
- Rhynchophorus ferrugineus – Red Palm Weevil
- Rhynchophorus cruentatus – Palmetto Weevil
References
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- Alonso-Zarazaga, M. A. & Lyal, C.H.C. 1999. A world catalogue of families and genera of curculionoidea (Insecta Coleoptera (Excepting Scolytidae and Platypodidae). Entomopraxis, SCP Edition, Barcelona
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