Dryophthorinae is a

weevil Weevils are beetles belonging to the superfamily Curculionoidea, known for their elongated snouts. They are usually small, less than in length, and herbivorous. Approximately 97,000 species of weevils are known. They belong to several families, ...

subfamily within the family Curculionidae. While it is not universally accepted as distinct from other curculionid subfamilies, at least one major recent revision elevated it to family rank, as DryophthoridaeAlonso-Zarazaga, M. A. & Lyal, C.H.C. 1999. ''A world catalogue of families and genera of Curculionoidea (Insecta: Coleoptera)'' (Excepting Scolytidae and Platypodidae). Entomopraxis, SCP Edition, Barcelona.

Tribes The term tribe is used in many different contexts to refer to a category of human social group. The predominant worldwide usage of the term in English is in the discipline of anthropology. This definition is contested, in part due to confli ...

Cryptodermatini ''Cryptoderma'' is a genus of weevils in the subfamily Dryophthorinae and the monotypic tribe Cryptodermatini.Bovie A (1908) Coleoptera. Fam. Curculionidae. Subfam. Cryptoderminae. In: ''Wytsman, PA (Ed.). Genera Insectorum'' 70. 3 pp. Species r ...

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Cryptoderma ''Cryptoderma'' is a genus of weevils in the subfamily Dryophthorinae and the monotypic tribe Cryptodermatini.Bovie A (1908) Coleoptera. Fam. Curculionidae. Subfam. Cryptoderminae. In: ''Wytsman, PA (Ed.). Genera Insectorum'' 70. 3 pp. Species ...

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Dryophthorini Dryophthorini is a tribe of weevil and typical of the subfamily Dryophthorinae. Genera Wikispecies Wikispecies is a wiki-based online project supported by the Wikimedia Foundation. Its aim is to create a comprehensive open content catalogu ...

Tribe group "Orthognathinae"

Orthognathini Orthognathini is a tribe of true weevils in the family of beetles known as Curculionidae. Genera These genera belong to the tribe Orthognathini: * '' Mesocordylus'' * '' Orthognathus'' Schönherr, 1838 i c g b * '' Sipalinus'' Data sources: i = ...

Rhinostomini ''Rhinostomus'' is a genus of the true weevil family, Curculionidae and the monotypic tribe Rhinostomini. They include "yucca ''Yucca'' is a genus of perennial shrubs and trees in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Agavoideae. Its 40– ...

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Rhinostomus ''Rhinostomus'' is a genus of the true weevil family, Curculionidae and the monotypic tribe Rhinostomini. They include " yucca weevils" and were previously placed in a genus called ''Yuccaborus''; in 2002, this was determined to be a taxonomic ...

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Yuccaborus ''Rhinostomus'' is a genus of the true weevil family, Curculionidae and the monotypic tribe Rhinostomini. They include "yucca weevils" and were previously placed in a genus called ''Yuccaborus''; in 2002, this was determined to be a taxonomic s ...

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Tribe group "Rhynchophorinae"

Diocalandrini ''Diocalandra''Faust (1894) ''Ann. Mus. Stor. Nat. Genova'' 34. is a genus of weevils in the subfamily Dryophthorinae and the monotypic tribe Diocalandrini. Species are distributed mostly in Africa, Asia and Australia and includes the lesser or ...

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Diocalandra ''Diocalandra''Faust (1894) ''Ann. Mus. Stor. Nat. Genova'' 34. is a genus of weevils in the subfamily Dryophthorinae and the monotypic tribe Diocalandrini. Species are distributed mostly in Africa, Asia and Australia and includes the lesser or ...

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Litosomini The LitosominiLacordaire JT (1866) ''Histoire naturelle des insectes. Genera des coléoptères ou exposé méthodique et critique de tous les genres proposés jusqu’ici dans cet ordre d’insectes. Les familles des Curculionides (suite), Scolyt ...

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Rhynchophorini The tribe Rhynchophorini is the largest member of the true weevil subfamily Dryophthorinae. Alonso-Zarazaga and Lyal (1999) treated it as a distinct subfamily, Rhynchophorinae (in the family Dryophthoridae).* Alonso-Zarazaga, M. A. & Lyal, C.H. ...

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Tribe group "Stromboscerinae"

Stromboscerini The insect tribe Stromboscerini is part of the weevil family Curculionidae, subfamily Dryophthorinae. It is a small and little-known weevil group. Alonso-Zarazaga & Lyal (1999) treated it as a subfamily (Stromboscerinae Lacordaire, 1866). All we ...

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Barystethus ''Barystethus'' is a genus of the true weevil family. Species ''Barystethus'' contains the following accepted species: * '' Barystethus aberrans'' * '' Barystethus ater'' * '' Barystethus basalis'' * '' Barystethus chevrolati'' * '' Baryste ...

References

External links

ITIS Standard Report Page: Dryophthorinae

BugGuide Subfamily Dryophthorinae
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