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Rhynchodes

Rhynchodes is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Curculionidae. They are restricted to New Zealand and New Caledonia.

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Rhynchodes
Dorsal view of a specimen of Rhynchodes ursus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Superfamily: Curculionoidea
Family: Curculionidae
Subfamily: Cryptorhynchinae
Genus: Rhynchodes
White, 18461

Rhynchodes is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Curculionidae. They are restricted to New Zealand and New Caledonia.1

List of species

There are ten species:2

  • Rhynchodes alboguttatus
  • Rhynchode ater
  • Rhynchodes eloini
  • Rhynchodes falleni
  • Rhynchodes jekeli
  • Rhynchodes rubipunctatus
  • Rhynchodes saundersii
  • Rhynchodes squameus
  • Rhynchodes ursus
  • Rhynchodes weberi
Sources

Sources

  1. Lyal, C.H.C. (1993). "Cryptorhynchinae" (PDF). Fauna of New Zealand. 29: 51. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 February 2013. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  2. "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist". Catalogue of Life. Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 25 February 2018.