Entimini is a Neotropical weevil tribe in the subfamily Entiminae that includes 46 described species.[1]
| Entimini | |
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| Entimus imperialis from Brazil | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Curculionidae |
| Subfamily: | Entiminae |
| Tribe: | Entimini Schönherr, 1823 |
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Most members of the tribe can be recognized by their relatively large and robust bodies. A key to identify the genera of Entimini can be found in Vanin & Gaiger.[2] The Central American species are treated by Sharp & Champion,[3]
Distribution
editThe tribe ranges from Mexico to Argentina, with no representatives in the Caribbean islands.[4] All genera are mainly represented in Brazil.[5]
Genera
editCydianerus – Cyriophthalmus – Entimus – Phaedropus – Polyteles – Rhigus – Trachyus
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ VANIN, SERGIO ANTONIO; GAIGER, FABIO (2005-09-23). "A cladistic analysis of the genera of the tribe Entimini (Coleoptera, Curculionidae), with description of a new genus and species from the Amazonian Region". Zootaxa. 1053 (1): 1. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1053.1.1. ISSN 1175-5334.
- ^ Sharp, D.; Champion, G. C. (1911). Biologia Centrali-Americana. Insecta. Coleoptera. Rhynchophora. Vol. 4. London: R. H. Porter. pp. 354 pp. + 15 pl.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Girón, Jennifer C. (2020-12-30). "Status of knowledge of the broad-nosed weevils of Colombia (Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Entiminae)". Neotropical Biology and Conservation. 15 (4): 583–674. doi:10.3897/neotropical.15.e59713. ISSN 2236-3777. S2CID 231708108.
- Schönherr, C.J. 1823: Curculionides [Tabula synoptica familiae Curculionidum]. Isis von Oken, 1823(10): 1132–1146. https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13257284
External links
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Data related to Entimini at Wikispecies
