Biology:Merhynchites
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Short description: Genus of beetles
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Attelabidae |
| Tribe: | Rhynchitini |
| Genus: | Merhynchites Sharp, 1889 |
Merhynchites is a genus of leaf and bud weevils in the beetle family Attelabidae. There are about 12 described species in Merhynchites.[1][2][3]
Species
These 12 species belong to the genus Merhynchites:
- Merhynchites bicolor (Fabricius, 1775) (rose curculio)
- Merhynchites cockerelli Pierce, 1913
- Merhynchites creticus Voss, 1955
- Merhynchites hungaricus Sharp, 1889
- Merhynchites palmi Hamilton, 1979
- Merhynchites palmii (Schaeffer, 1905)
- Merhynchites piceus Pierce, 1913
- Merhynchites ruber Fairmaire
- Merhynchites tricarinatus (Green, 1920)
- Merhynchites ventralis Pierce, 1913
- Merhynchites viridilustrans Pierce, 1913
- Merhynchites wickhami (Cockerell, 1912) (western rose curculio)
References
- ↑ "Merhynchites Report". https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=617209. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ↑ "Merhynchites". https://www.gbif.org/species/1164599. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ↑ "Merhynchites genus Information". https://bugguide.net/node/view/30858. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
Further reading
- 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 ☰ Q3306467 entry
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