''Dorytomus'' is a
genus
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of
weevil
Weevils are beetles belonging to the Taxonomic rank, superfamily Curculionoidea, known for their elongated snouts. They are usually small, less than in length, and Herbivore, herbivorous. Approximately 97,000 species of weevils are known. They b ...
s belonging the family
Curculionidae
The Curculionidae are a family of weevils, commonly called snout beetles or true weevils. They are one of the largest animal families, with 6,800 genera and 83,000 species described worldwide. They are the sister group to the family Brentidae.
T ...
and subfamily
Curculioninae. It was first described by the German
entomologist
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,
Ernst Friedrich Germar in 1817.
See also
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List of Dorytomus species
This is a list of 177 species in '' Dorytomus'', a genus of true weevils in the family Curculionidae.
''Dorytomus'' species
* '' Dorytomus aericomus'' Broun, 1886
* '' Dorytomus affinis'' Billberg, 1820
* '' Dorytomus alaskanus'' Casey, 1892
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References
External links
Plant Parasites of Europe
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Curculionidae
Beetles described in 1817
Beetles of Europe
Taxa named by Ernst Friedrich Germar
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