Biology:Mecaspis

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Short description: Genus of beetles

Mecaspis
Curculionidae - Mecaspis alternans.jpg
Museum specimen of Mecaspis alternans
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Curculionidae
Subfamily: Lixinae
Tribe: Cleonini
Genus: Mecaspis
Schönherr, 1823

Mecaspis is a genus of cylindrical weevils belonging to the family Curculionidae. This genus is present in most of Europe, in the East Palearctic realm, in the Near East and in North Africa.

Species

  • Mecaspis alternans (Herbst, 1795)
  • Mecaspis bedeli Faust, 1904
  • Mecaspis emarginata (Fabricius, 1787)
  • Mecaspis incisurata (Gyllenhal, 1834)
  • Mecaspis nana (Gyllenhal, 1834)
  • Mecaspis striatella (Fabricius, 1792)

References

Wikidata ☰ Q4043875 entry