Merhynchites

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]

Merhynchites
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Attelabidae
Tribe: Rhynchitini
Genus: Merhynchites
Sharp, 1889

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
  1. "Merhynchites Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  2. "Merhynchites". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.

Further reading
  • Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2013). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 7: Curculionoidea I. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-26093-1.
  • Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2013). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 8: Curculionoidea II. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-25916-4.


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