Dryophthorini is a
tribe
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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 ...
and typical of the subfamily
Dryophthorinae
Dryophthorinae is a weevil 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-Zara ...
.
Genera
Wikispecies
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lists the following confirmed genera:
* ''
Dryophthorus
''Dryophthorus'' is a genus of true weevils in the family of beetles known as Curculionidae. There are at least 60 described species in ''Dryophthorus''.
Species
These 63 species belong to the genus ''Dryophthorus'':
* '' Dryophthorus acarophil ...
''
* ''
Psilodryophthorus''
* ''
Stenommatus''
* †''
Lithophthorus''
References
External links
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Curculionidae genera
Dryophthorinae
Polyphaga tribes