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Apostasimerini

Apostasimerini is a tribe of flower weevils in the family of beetles known as Curculionidae. There are over 240 genera and nearly 1700 described species in Apostasimerini.

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Apostasimerini
Geraeus picumnus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Superfamily: Curculionoidea
Family: Curculionidae
Subfamily: Baridinae
Tribe: Apostasimerini
Schoenherr, 1844
Subtribes
  • Apostasimerina Schönherr, 1844
  • Madopterina Lacordaire, 1865
  • Thaliabaridina Bondar, 1943
  • Zygobaridina Pierce, 19071

Apostasimerini is a tribe of flower weevils in the family of beetles known as Curculionidae. There are over 240 genera and nearly 1700 described species in Apostasimerini.234

Linogeraeus source ↗
Odontocorynus umbellae source ↗

Genera found in North America

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References

References

  1. Bouchard, P.; Bousquet, Y.; Davies, A.; Alonso-Zarazaga, M.; Lawrence, J.; Lyal, C.; Newton, A.; Reid, C.; Schmitt, M.; Ślipiński, A.; Smith, A. (2011). "Family-group names in Coleoptera (Insecta)". ZooKeys (88): 1–972. Bibcode:2011ZooK...88....1B. doi:10.3897/zookeys.88.807. PMC 3088472. PMID 21594053.
  2. "Apostasimerini Tribe Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
  3. "Apostasimerini Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
  4. O'Brien; Wibmer (1982). "Annotated checklist of the weevils (Curculionidae sensu lato) of North America, Central America, and the West Indies (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea)". Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute (34).
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