''Haplostethops'' is a genus of
flower weevils 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
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 ...
. There are about eight described species in ''Haplostethops''.
[ The genus name is masculine, contrary to some sources, following ICZN Article 30.1.4.3: "A compound genus-group name ending in -ops is to be treated as masculine, regardless of its derivation or of its treatment by its author."ICZN Code Online]
/ref>
Species
These eight species belong to the genus ''Haplostethops'':
* ''Haplostethops caviventris
''Haplostethops'' is a genus of flower weevils in the beetle family Curculionidae. There are about eight described species in ''Haplostethops''. The genus name is masculine, contrary to some sources, following ICZN Article 30.1.4.3: "A compound g ...
'' Blatchley, 1922
* '' Haplostethops ellipsoideus'' (Casey, 1892)
* '' Haplostethops elongatus'' Casey, 1920
* '' Haplostethops fusiformis'' Casey, 1920
* '' Haplostethops gravidulus'' Casey, 1920
* '' Haplostethops marginatus'' Casey, 1920
* '' Haplostethops scaphinellus'' Casey, 1920
References
Further reading
*
*
*
Baridinae
Articles created by Qbugbot
{{Baridinae-stub