''Leptops'' is a genus 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.
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[Dr. Gemminger et B. de Harol]
Catalogus Coleopterorum hucusque descriptorum synonymicus et systematicus (1871)
, pg. 2315
Species
* ''Leptops iliaca'' (
Francis Polkinghorne Pascoe
Francis Polkinghorne Pascoe (1 September 1813 – 20 June 1893) was an English entomologist mainly interested in beetles.
Biography
He was born in Penzance, Cornwall and trained at St. Bartholomew's Hospital, London. Appointed surgeon in the Nav ...
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[Ann. Nat. Hist. 1871. p. 91.]
References
Curculionidae genera
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