Pachycerus
Appearance
Pachycerus | |
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Weevil Pachycerus sp | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Suborder: | Polyphaga |
Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
Family: | Curculionidae |
Subfamily: | Lixinae |
Tribe: | Cleonini |
Genus: | Pachycerus Schoenherr, 1823 |
Pachycerus is a genus of "true weevils", family Curculionidae,[1] confined to the Palaearctic and African regions.[2]
Description
[edit]The genus includes moderately-sized weevils (6–12 mm).[2]
Partial species list
[edit]- Pachycerus borrae F. Solari 1950
- Pachycerus cordiger (Germar 1818)
- Pachycerus sellatus Faust 1904
- Pachycerus somaliensis Meregalli, 2002
References
[edit]- ^ "Pachycerus Schoenherr, C.J., 1833". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
- ^ a b Meregalli, Massimo (2002). "Notes on the genus Pachycerus Schoenherr 1823 with description of a new species from Somalia (Coleoptera Curculionidae Lixinae)". Tropical Zoology. 15 (2): 233–242. doi:10.1080/03946975.2002.10531177.