Biology:Haplostethops
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Short description: Genus of beetles
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Curculionidae |
| Tribe: | Apostasimerini |
| Genus: | Haplostethops Casey, 1920 |
Haplostethops is a genus of flower weevils in the beetle family Curculionidae. There are about eight described species in Haplostethops.[1][2][3] 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."[4]
Species
These eight species belong to the genus Haplostethops:
- Haplostethops caviventris 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
- O'Brien, Charles W.; Wibmer, Guillermo J. (1982). "Annotated checklist of the weevils (Curculionidae sensu lato) of North America, Central America, and the West Indies (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea)". Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute. http://academic.uprm.edu/~franz/WeevilCourseResources/OBrienWibmer1982-WeevilsNCAWI.pdf.
- Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 7: Curculionoidea I. Apollo Books. 2013. ISBN 978-90-04-26093-1.
- Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 8: Curculionoidea II. Apollo Books. 2013. ISBN 978-90-04-25916-4.
Wikidata ☰ Q14924680 entry
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