Biology:Mesites (weevil)

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Short description: Genus of beetles

Mesites
Mesites pallidipennis on hat2.jpg
Mesites pallidipennis
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Curculionidae
Tribe: Cossonini
Genus: Mesites
Schönherr, 1838

Mesites is a genus of true weevils in the family of beetles known as Curculionidae. There are at least 30 described species in Mesites.[1][2][3][4]

Mesites pallidipennis

Species

These 31 species belong to the genus Mesites:

  • Mesites aequitanus Reitter, E., 1898 c
  • Mesites akbesianus Desbr., 1894-95 c
  • Mesites angustior Pic, M., 1900 c
  • Mesites aquitanus Fairmaire, L., 1859 c
  • Mesites ater Lindberg, 1950 c
  • Mesites complanatus Wollaston, T.V., 1861 c
  • Mesites crassaticornis Peyerimhoff, 1949 c
  • Mesites cribratus Fairmaire, L., 1856 c
  • Mesites cribripennis Desbr., 1892-93 c
  • Mesites cunipes Boheman, 1838 c
  • Mesites deserticus Escalera, 1914 c
  • Mesites euphorbiae Wollaston, T.V., 1854 c
  • Mesites fusiformis Wollaston, T.V., 1861 c
  • Mesites gomerensis Uyttenboogaart, 1937 c
  • Mesites hesperus Wollaston, T.V., 1867 c
  • Mesites hozmani Folwaczny, 1984 c
  • Mesites maderensis Wollaston, T.V., 1854 c
  • Mesites mimoides Voss, 1934 c
  • Mesites mogadoricus Escalera, 1914 c
  • Mesites nitidicollis Folwaczny, 1973 c
  • Mesites pallidipennis Boheman, 1838 c
  • Mesites persimilis Wollaston, T.V., 1861 c
  • Mesites proximus Wollaston, T.V., 1861 c
  • Mesites pubipennis Wollaston, T.V., 1861 c
  • Mesites rubricatus Hoffmann, 1965 c
  • Mesites rufipennis LeConte, 1878 i c b
  • Mesites subcylindricus (Horn, 1873) i c b
  • Mesites subvittatus Motschulsky, V. de, 1866 c
  • Mesites suturalis Motschulsky, V. de, 1866 c
  • Mesites tardyi Curtis, J., 1825 c
  • Mesites therondi Tempère, 1961 c

Data sources: i = ITIS,[1] c = Catalogue of Life,[2] g = GBIF,[3] b = Bugguide.net[4]

References

Further reading

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q18240717 entry