Involvulus is a genus of leaf and bud weevils in the beetle family Attelabidae. There are more than 40 described species in Involvulus.[1][2][3] The genus was first described in 1798 by Franz von Paula Schrank who specified the type species as Involvulus metallicus which is considered to be Involvulus cupreus.[4]

Involvulus
Involvulus caeruleus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Attelabidae
Tribe: Rhynchitini
Genus: Involvulus
Schrank, 1798
Involulus liquidus (holotype)

Species

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These 47 species belong to the genus Involvulus:

References

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  1. ^ "Involvulus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  2. ^ "Involvulus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  3. ^ Miguel Ángel Alonso-Zarazaga (2017). "Cooperative Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera Curculionidea". Monografias electrónicas SEA. 8 (1): 61. ISSN 2386-5318. Wikidata Q108438872.

Further reading

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  • 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.
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