Biology:Pachycerus

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Short description: Genus of beetles

Pachycerus
Pachycerus sp.jpg
weevil Pachycerus sp
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Curculionidae
Subfamily: Lixinae
Tribe: Cleonini
Genus: Pachycerus
Schoenherr, 1823

Pachycerus is a genus of true weevils confined to the Palaearctic and African regions.[1]

Description

The genus includes moderately-sized weevils (6–12 mm).

Partial species list

  • Pachycerus borrae F. Solari 1950
  • Pachycerus cordiger (Germar 1818)
  • Pachycerus sellatus Faust 1904
  • Pachycerus somaliensis Meregalli, 2002

References

Wikidata ☰ Q1944003 entry