Biology:Apostasimerini

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Short description: Tribe of beetles

Apostasimerini
Geraeus.jpg
Geraeus picumnus
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Curculionidae
Subfamily: Baridinae
Tribe: Apostasimerini
Schoenherr, 1844
Subtribes
  • Apostasimerina Schönherr, 1844
  • Madopterina Lacordaire, 1865
  • Thaliabaridina Bondar, 1943
  • Zygobaridina Pierce, 1907[1]

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.[2][3][4]

Linogeraeus
Odontocorynus umbellae

Genera found in North America

[4]

References

  1. Bouchard, P.; Bousquet, Y.; Davies, A.; Alonso-Zarazaga, M.; Lawrence, J.; Lyal, C.; Newton, A.; Reid, C. et al. (2011). "Family-group names in Coleoptera (Insecta)". ZooKeys (88): 1–972. doi:10.3897/zookeys.88.807. PMID 21594053. 
  2. "Apostasimerini Tribe Information". https://bugguide.net/node/view/234633. 
  3. "Apostasimerini Overview". http://eol.org/pages/42390127/overview. 
  4. 4.0 4.1 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). 

Further reading

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q30243687 entry