Molytinae

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Molytinae
Spruce weevil (Hylobius abietis)

Spruce weevil ( Hylobius abietis )

Systematics
Class : Insects (Insecta)
Order : Beetle (Coleoptera)
Subordination : Polyphaga
Superfamily : Curculionoidea
Family : Weevil (Curculionidae)
Subfamily : Molytinae
Scientific name
Molytinae
Schönherr , 1823
Liparus - Muséum de Toulouse

The Molytinae are a subfamily of the weevils (Curculionidae). According to the current view, they also include the Cryptorhynchini , which in the past were often run as a separate subfamily or were counted among the Curculioninae . The group is morphologically and ecologically very diverse. Common to most species is a hook-shaped tooth at the end (apical) of the tibia . The larvae of many species drill in wood, whether living or dead.

distribution

The species of the subfamily Molytinae are represented worldwide in their entirety, but most of the tribes have a smaller range, with the exception of the Cryptorhynchini and Molytini , which also occur almost everywhere.

Systematics

Elephant Weevil ( Orthorhinus cylindrirostris ) from Australia

The Molytinae comprise around 1000 genera with 8700 species. There are currently 37 genus groups (tribes), which vary greatly depending on the author. Some larger groups are divided into sub-tribes:

Types (selection)

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Rolf G. Oberprieler: 3.7 Curculionidae Latreille, 1802. In: Richard AB Leschen & Rolf G. Beutel (ed.): Handbook of Zoology. Arthropoda: Insecta. Coleoptera, Beetles, Vol. 3. Morphology and Systematics (Phytophaga). Walter De Gruyter, Berlin / Boston 2014, pp. 423–649 ISBN 978-3-11-027370-0
  2. Jump up ↑ MA Alonso-Zarazaga & CHC Lyal: A world catalog of Families and Genera of Curculionoidea (Insecta: Coleoptera) (Excepting Scolytidae and Platypodidae). Entomopraxis, SCP, Barcelona 1999

literature

  • Rolf G. Oberprieler: 3.7 Curculionidae Latreille, 1802. In: Richard AB Leschen & Rolf G. Beutel (Ed.): Handbook of Zoology. Arthropoda: Insecta. Coleoptera, Beetles, Vol. 3. Morphology and Systematics (Phytophaga). Walter De Gruyter, Berlin / Boston 2014, pp. 423–649 ISBN 978-3-11-027370-0
  • Rolf G. Oberprieler, Adriana E. Marvaldi & Robert S. Anderson: Weevils, weevils, weevils everywhere . In: Z.-Q. Zhang & WA Shear (Eds.): Linnaeus Tercentenary: Progress in Invertebrate Taxonomy. Zootaxa, 1668, 1-766, 2007

Web links

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