''Tropideres'' is a genus of insects belonging to the family
Anthribidae.
The genus was
first described by
Carl Johan Schönherr
Carl Johan Schönherr (10 June 1772 – 28 March 1848) was a Swedish entomologist who revised the taxonomy of beetles, including weevils.
Born in Stockholm, Schönherr was son of a German immigrant who had established himself as a silk manufact ...
in 1823.
The genus has
cosmopolitan distribution
In biogeography, cosmopolitan distribution is the term for the range of a taxon that extends across all or most of the world in appropriate habitats. Such a taxon, usually a species, is said to exhibit cosmopolitanism or cosmopolitism. The ext ...
.
Species:
* ''
Tropideres acerbus'' Boheman, 1833
* ''
Tropideres dorsalis''
References
{{Taxonbar, from=Q4051806
Anthribidae
Weevil genera