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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Scientific classification | |
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 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Metamasius Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Metamasius". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Metamasius genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
Further reading
edit- 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.
External links
edit- Media related to Metamasius at Wikimedia Commons