Mesites may refer to:
* the plural of
mesite
The mesites (Mesitornithidae) are a family of birds that are part of a clade (Columbimorphae) that include Columbiformes and Pterocliformes. They are smallish flightless or near flightless birds endemic to Madagascar. They are the only family wit ...
(Mesitornithidae); a family of birds of uncertain affinities.
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Mesites (beetle)
''Mesites'' is a genus of true weevils in the family of beetles known as Curculionidae. There are at least 30 described species in ''Mesites''.
Species
These 31 species belong to the genus ''Mesites'':
* '' Mesites aequitanus'' Reitter, E., 189 ...
, a beetle genus in the tribe
Cossonini
''Cossonini'' is a weevil tribe in the subfamily Cossoninae
Cossoninae is a true weevil subfamily in the family Curculionidae.
Tribes
* Acamptini LeConte, 1876
* Acanthinomerini Voss, 1972
* Allomorphini Folwaczny, 1973
* Aphyllurin ...
* ''Mesites'', a disused synonym for a genus of sea cucumbers, ''
Mesothuria
''Mesothuria'' is a genus of sea cucumbers belonging to the family Synallactidae. The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution.
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus ''Mesothuria'':
*'' Mesothuria abberviata'' Koehler & Vaney, 1 ...
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