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Acalles

Acalles is a genus of beetles in the family Curculionidae. Beetles of this genus can be found in the Western Palaearctic and in southeastern North America where they live among leaf litter or dead branches and vines. There are about 570 species in the Acalles genus.

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Acalles
Acalles ptinoides
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Curculionidae
Subfamily: Cryptorhynchinae
Genus: Acalles
Schönherr, 1825
Diversity
About 570 species

Acalles is a genus of beetles in the family Curculionidae.12 Beetles of this genus can be found in the Western Palaearctic (Europe and Nortwest Africa)23 and in southeastern North America where they live among leaf litter or dead branches and vines.4 There are about 570 species in the Acalles genus.15

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References

References

  1. "Acalles Schoenherr, C.J., 1825". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 9 April 2026.
  2. "Acalles Schoenherr, 1825". Fauna Europaea. 2004. Retrieved 9 April 2026.
  3. Schütte, André; Stüben, Peter E. (2015). "Molecular systematics and morphological identification of the cryptic species of the genus Acalles Schoenherr, 1825, with descriptions of new species (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Cryptorhynchinae)". Zootaxa. 3915 (1): 1–51. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3915.1.1.
  4. "Genus Acalles". Bug Guide. Retrieved 2011-09-28.
  5. "Acalles". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 9 April 2026.