Amotus is a genus of broad-nosed weevils in the beetle family Curculionidae. There are at least three described species in Amotus.[1][2][3][4]
| Amotus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Curculionidae |
| Tribe: | Tanymecini |
| Genus: | Amotus Casey, 1888 |
Species
editThese three species belong to the genus Amotus:
- Amotus longipennis Pierce, 1909 i c g
- Amotus seniculus (Horn, 1876) i c g
- Amotus setulosus (Schönherr, 1847) i c g b
Data sources: i = ITIS,[1] c = Catalogue of Life,[2] g = GBIF,[3] b = Bugguide.net[4]
References
edit- ^ a b "Amotus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-29.
- ^ a b "Browse Amotus". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-29.
- ^ a b "Amotus". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-29.
- ^ a b "Amotus Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-29.
Further reading
edit- Bright, Donald E.; Bouchard, Patrice (2008). Insects and Arachnids of Canada, Part 25: Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Entiminae: Weevils of Canada and Alaska, Volume 2. NRC Research Press, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. ISBN 978-0660194004.
- O'Brien, Charles W.; Wibmer, Guillermo J. (1982). "Annotated checklist of the weevils (Curculionidae sensu lato) of North America, Central America, and the West Indies (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea)" (PDF). Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-12-24. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2013). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 7: Curculionoidea I. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-26093-1.
- Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2013). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 8: Curculionoidea II. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-25916-4.