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Storeini

Storeini, or flower weevils, is a tribe of true weevils (Curculionidae). The taxonomy of this poorly known group is in disarray, and there are many contradictory sources of information about it.

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Storeini
Palontus exospermi by Des Helmore
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Superfamily: Curculionoidea
Family: Curculionidae
Subfamily: Curculioninae
Tribe: Storeini
Lacordaire, 1863
Genera

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Storeini, or flower weevils, is a tribe of true weevils (Curculionidae). The taxonomy of this poorly known group is in disarray, and there are many contradictory sources of information about it.12

Genera

These are the included genera and authors:123

  • Abantiadinus (Broun, 1914)
  • Abethas Zimmerman, 1999
  • Aganeuma Broun, 1893
  • Alloprocas Broun, 1893
  • Anchonocranas Schoenherr, 1833
  • Aneuma Pascoe, 1876
  • Aporotaxus Perroud, 1865
  • Arthriticosoma Lea, 1899
  • Aubeonymus Jacquelin du Val, 1855
  • Australafer Alonso-Zarazaga & Lyal, 1999
  • Cassythicola Lea, 1910
  • Celetotelus Broun, 1893
  • Cydmaea Pascoe, 1872
  • Cycloporopterus Lea, 1908
  • Dicomada Pascoe, 1873
  • Elleschodes Blackburn, 1897
  • Emplesis Pascoe, 1870
  • Erytenna Pascoe, 1870
  • Euhackeria Lea, 1910
  • Euprocas Broun, 1893
  • Euthebus Pascoe, 1870
  • Gerynassa Pascoe, 1873
  • Glaucopela Pascoe, 1874
  • Griphosternus Heller, 1916
  • Hybomorphus Saunders & Jekel, 1855
  • Hybophorus Waterhouse, 1853
  • Hypotagea Pascoe, 1876
  • Imathia Pascoe, 1885
  • Ixamine Pascoe, 1870
  • Leucomelacis Lea, 1928
  • Lexithia Pascoe, 1870
  • Lybaeba Pascoe, 1873
  • Melanterius Erichson, 1842
  • Merocarterus Hustache, 1956
  • Misophrice Pascoe, 1872
  • Moechias
  • Neomelanterius Lea, 1899
  • Neomycta Pascoe, 1877
  • Notinus Kuschel, 1964
  • Olanaea Pascoe, 1873
  • Oropterus White, 1846
  • Pachytychius Jekel, 1861
  • Palontus Kuschel, 1990
  • Pansmicrus Schoenherr, 1847
  • Paryzeta Pascoe, 1873
  • Peristoreus Kirsch, 1877
  • Phorostichus Broun, 1882
  • Placorrhinus Marshall, 1948
  • Praolepra Broun, 1880
  • Pseudostoreus Lea, 1899
  • Rhinidotasia Lea, 1928
  • Simachus Broun, 1886
  • Stilbopsis Broun, 1893
  • Storeus Schoenherr, 1843
  • Terires Champion, 1902
  • Teutheria Pascoe, 1875
References

References

  1. Alonso-Zarazaga, Miguel A.; Lyal, Christopher H. C. (1999). Aworld catalogue of families and genera of Curculionoidea: Insecta: Coleoptera); (excepting Scolytidae and Platypodidae. Madrid: CSIC. ISBN 978-84-605-9994-4.
  2. Leschen, Richard A. B.; Lawrence, John F.; Kuschel, Guillermo; Thorpe, Stephen; Wang, Qiao (2003). "Coleoptera genera of New Zealand". New Zealand Entomologist. 26 (1): 15–28. doi:10.1080/00779962.2003.9722105. ISSN 0077-9962.
  3. "The most complete authoritative list of the world's species - maintained by hundreds of global taxonomists". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 24 January 2025.

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