Choraginae is a subfamily of
fungus weevil
Anthribidae is a family of beetles also known as fungus weevils. The antennae are not elbowed, may occasionally be longer than the body and thread-like, and can be the longest of any members of Curculionoidea. As in the Nemonychidae, the labrum ...
s in the
beetle
Beetles are insects that form the order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Endopterygota. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 400,000 describ ...
family
Anthribidae
Anthribidae is a family of beetles also known as fungus weevils. The antennae are not elbowed, may occasionally be longer than the body and thread-like, and can be the longest of any members of Curculionoidea. As in the Nemonychidae, the labrum ...
. There are about 9 genera and more than 180 described species in Choraginae.
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Genera
These nine genera belong to the subfamily Choraginae:
* '' Acaromimus'' Jordan, 1907
* '' Araecerus'' Schoenherr, 1823
* ''Choragus
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'' Kirby, 1819
* '' Euxenulus'' Valentine, 1960
* '' Euxenus'' LeConte, 1876
* '' Habroxenus'' Valentine, 1998
* '' Neoxenus'' Valentine, 1998
* '' Pseudochoragus'' Petri, 1912
* '' Sicanthus'' Valentine, 1998
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