Anypotactus is a genus of broad-nosed weevils in the beetle family Curculionidae, subfamily Entiminae, tribe Anypotactini, present across Central and South America.[1] There are six described species in Anypotactus.[2][3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Curculionidae |
| Subfamily: | Entiminae |
| Tribe: | Anypotactini |
| Genus: | Anypotactus Schönherr, 1840 |
Taxonomy
editAnypotactus was described for the first time by Carl Johan Schönherr in 1840 (p. 299).[4] The type species is Anypotactus exilis Boheman, 1840: 300.[4][1]
Description
editMembers of Anypotactus are small (~4 to 10 mm). The following characters are provided by van Emden [5] to recognize Anypotactus:
Shoulders and wings present. Fore coxae contiguous. Mandibular scar not very large, not projecting. Rostrum separated from frons by a transverse groove. Femora toothed. Dorso-apical part of rostrum set off, rostrum rather short; nasal plate large and conspicuous.
— F. I. van Emden, A key to the genera of Brachyderinae of the World., p. 510, in key.
Distribution
editMembers of Anypotactus range from Guatemala to Bolivia without representatives in the Caribbean.[1]
Species
editThese seven species belong to the genus Anypotactus:[2][3][6]
- Anypotactus bicaudatus Champion, 1911: 215:[7] Costa Rica, Panama.
- Anypotactus exilis Boheman, 1840: 300:[4] Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela.
- Anypotactus gracilis Voss, 1932: 36 [8]= Anypotactus curvipes Hustache, 1940: 272; = Anypotactus peruvianus Hustache, 1938: 265:[9] Bolivia, Peru.
- Anypotactus jansoni (Sharp, 1911): Costa Rica, Honduras, Nicaragua, El Salvador
- Anypotactus morosus (Boheman), 1840: 449:[4] Colombia,
- Anypotactus strangulatus Hustache, 1938: 266:[9] Bolivia, Peru.
- Anypotactus sulcicollis Faust, 1892: 21:[10] Venezuela.
References
edit- ^ a b c Alonso-Zarazaga, M. A.; Lyal, C. H. C. (1999). A world catalogue of families and genera of Curculionoidea (Insecta: Coleoptera) excluding Scolytidae and Platypodidae (PDF). Barcelona, Spain: Entomopraxis. pp. 315 pp.
- ^ a b O’Brien, C. W.; Wibmer, G. 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. 34: 1–382. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-12-24. Retrieved 2021-12-24.
- ^ a b Wibmer, G. J.; O’Brien, C. W. (1986). "Annotated checklist of the weevils (Curculionidae sensu lato) of South America (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea)". Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute. 39: 1–563.
- ^ a b c d Schönherr, C.J. (1840). Genera et species Curculionidum, cum synonymia hujus familiae. Species novae aut hactenus minus cognitae, descriptionibus a Dom. Leonardo Gyllenhal, C. H. Boheman, et entomologis aliis illustratae, tomus sextus, pars prima. Paris: Roret. pp. 474 pp.
- ^ van Emden, F.I. (1944). "XLVII.— A key to the genera of Brachyderinae of the World". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 11 (80): 503–532. doi:10.1080/00222934408527452. ISSN 0374-5481.
- ^ "Anypotactus Schoenherr, 1840". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2024-08-04.
- ^ Sharp, D.; Champion, G.C. (1911). Biologia Centrali-Americana. Insecta. Coleoptera. Volume 4. part 3. Rhynchophora. Curculionidae. London: R. H. Porter. pp. 354 + pl. 15 pp.
- ^ Voss, E. (1932). "Unbeschriebene neotropische Curculioniden. I. (35. Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Curculioniden)". Revista de entomologia. Rio de Janeiro. 2: 33–43.
- ^ a b Hustache, A. (1938). "Curculionides noveaux de l'Amérique méridionale. qui se trovent dans le Deutsches Entomologisches Institut. Deuxième note". Arbeiten über morphologische und taxonomische Entomologie aus Berlin-Dahlem. 5: 265–288.
- ^ Faust, J. (1892). "Reise von E. Simon in Venezuela. Curculionidae. Pars prima". Stettiner Entomologische Zeitung. 53: 1–44.