Mesites (beetle)
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''Mesites'' is a genus of true weevils in the family of beetles known as
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 at least 30 described species in ''Mesites''.


Species

These 31 species belong to the genus ''Mesites'': * '' Mesites aequitanus'' Reitter, E., 1898 c * '' Mesites akbesianus'' Desbr., 1894-95 c * '' Mesites angustior'' Pic, M., 1900 c * '' Mesites aquitanus'' Fairmaire, L., 1859 c * '' Mesites ater'' Lindberg, 1950 c * '' Mesites complanatus'' Wollaston, T.V., 1861 c * '' Mesites crassaticornis'' Peyerimhoff, 1949 c * '' Mesites cribratus'' Fairmaire, L., 1856 c * '' Mesites cribripennis'' Desbr., 1892-93 c * '' Mesites cunipes'' Boheman, 1838 c * '' Mesites deserticus'' Escalera, 1914 c * '' Mesites euphorbiae'' Wollaston, T.V., 1854 c * '' Mesites fusiformis'' Wollaston, T.V., 1861 c * '' Mesites gomerensis'' Uyttenboogaart, 1937 c * '' Mesites hesperus'' Wollaston, T.V., 1867 c * '' Mesites hozmani'' Folwaczny, 1984 c * '' Mesites maderensis'' Wollaston, T.V., 1854 c * '' Mesites mimoides'' Voss, 1934 c * '' Mesites mogadoricus'' Escalera, 1914 c * '' Mesites nitidicollis'' Folwaczny, 1973 c * '' Mesites pallidipennis'' Boheman, 1838 c * '' Mesites persimilis'' Wollaston, T.V., 1861 c * '' Mesites proximus'' Wollaston, T.V., 1861 c * '' Mesites pubipennis'' Wollaston, T.V., 1861 c * '' Mesites rubricatus'' Hoffmann, 1965 c * '' Mesites rufipennis'' LeConte, 1878 i c b * '' Mesites subcylindricus'' (Horn, 1873) i c b * '' Mesites subvittatus'' Motschulsky, V. de, 1866 c * '' Mesites suturalis'' Motschulsky, V. de, 1866 c * '' Mesites tardyi'' Curtis, J., 1825 c * '' Mesites therondi'' Tempère, 1961 c Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net


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Further reading

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External links

* Cossoninae Articles created by Qbugbot {{Curculionidae-stub