Mimosestes

Mimosestes is a genus of pea and bean weevils in the beetle family Chrysomelidae. There are about 13 described species in Mimosestes.[1][2][3]

Mimosestes
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Chrysomelidae
Tribe: Bruchini
Genus: Mimosestes
Bridwell, 1946

Species

These 13 species belong to the genus Mimosestes:

  • Mimosestes acaciestes Kingsolver & Johnson, 1978
  • Mimosestes amicus (Horn, 1873)
  • Mimosestes anomalus Johnson
  • Mimosestes chrysocosmus Kingsolver, 1985
  • Mimosestes enterolobii Johnson
  • Mimosestes insularis Kingsolver & Johnson, 1978
  • Mimosestes janzeni Johnson
  • Mimosestes mimosae (Fabricius, 1781)
  • Mimosestes mimose (Fabricius, 1781)
  • Mimosestes nubigens (Motschulsky, 1874)
  • Mimosestes playazul Johnson
  • Mimosestes protractus (Horn, 1873)
  • Mimosestes ulkei (Horn, 1873) (retama weevil)

References

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

Further reading

  • Riley, Ed; Clark, S.; Seeno, T. (2003). Catalog of Leaf Beetles of America North of Mexico. Coleopterists Society. ISBN 9780972608718.
  • Riley, Edward G.; Clark, Shawn M.; Seeno, Terry N. (2003). Catalog of the leaf beetles of America north of Mexico (Coleoptera: Megalopodidae, Orsodacnidae and Chrysomelidae, excluding Bruchinae). Special Publication No. 1. The Coleopterists' Society. ISBN 978-0-9726087-1-8.
  • Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2013). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 6: Chrysomeloidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-26091-7.


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