''Entimus'' is a genus of broad-nosed weevils belonging to the family

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and the Entiminae subfamily.

Description

The species of the genus ''Entimus'' can reach a length of about . They usually have green, blue and gold iridescent scales.

Distribution

These species can be found from Mesoamerica to northeastern Argentina.

List of species & taxonomy

This genus includes the following eight species: * '' Entimus arrogans'' Pascoe, F.P., 1872 * '' Entimus granulatus'' Linnaeus, 1758 * '' Entimus imperialis'' (Forster, 1771) * '' Entimus excelsus'' (Viana. 1958) * '' Entimus serpafilhoi'' Morrone, Abadie and Godinho Jr., 2019 * '' Entimus nobilis'' Olivier, 1790 * '' Entimus splendidus'' Fabricius 1792 - synonym '' Entimus fastuosus'' Olivier, 1790 * '' Entimus sastrei'' Viana 1958 The following cladogram represents the diversification of Entimus genus according phylogenetic analysis based on external morphology. It shows two vicariant events, where ''E. arrogans'' (Mesoamerican) diverged from South American species. Later, ''E. granulatus'' (Amazonian).

References

Entiminae {{Entiminae-stub

Description

Distribution

List of species & taxonomy

See also

References