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Psomus

Psomus is a genus of true weevils in the beetle family Curculionidae. There are about five described species in Psomus.

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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Curculionidae
Tribe: Lechriopini
Genus: Psomus
Casey, 1892

Psomus is a genus of true weevils in the beetle family Curculionidae. There are about five described species in Psomus.1234

Species

These five species belong to the genus Psomus:

  • Psomus armatus (Dietz, 1891) i b
  • Psomus caseyi Champion, 1906 c
  • Psomus politus Casey, 1892 c
  • Psomus quadrinotatus Champion, 1906 c
  • Psomus violaceus Champion, 1906 c

Data sources: i = ITIS,1 c = Catalogue of Life,2 g = GBIF,3 b = Bugguide.net4

References

References

  1. "Psomus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-30.
  2. "Browse Psomus". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-30.
  3. "Psomus". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-30.
  4. "Psomus Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-30.
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