Metamasius is a genus of bromeliad weevils in the beetle subfamily Dryophthorinae. There are more than 120 described species in Metamasius.[1][2][3]

Metamasius
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Curculionidae
Subfamily: Dryophthorinae
Tribe: Rhynchophorini
Genus: Metamasius
Horn, 1873
Diversity
at least 120 species
Bromeliad weevils, Metamasius

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Metamasius Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  2. ^ "Metamasius". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.

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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