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Family Brentidae - Straight-snouted Weevils

Brentidae, Arrhenodes minutus - Arrhenodes minutus - female

Arrhenodes minutes - Arrhenodes minutus - male

Oak Timberworm - Arrhenodes minutus - male

Straight-snouted weevil - Arrhenodes minutus - female

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Coleoptera (Beetles)

Suborder Polyphaga (Water, Rove, Scarab, Longhorn, Leaf and Snout Beetles)

Superfamily Curculionoidea (Snout and Bark Beetles)

Family Brentidae (Straight-snouted Weevils)

Other Common Names

Dillon & Dillon call this group Primitive Weevils.(1)

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Brenthidae; incl. Apionidae, Cyladidae, Eurhynchidae

Remarks

Family BRENTIDAE

Subfamily BRENTINAE

Tribe Brentini. Brentus

Tribe Arrhenodini. Arrenodes, Heterobrenthus

Subfamily CYPHAGOGINAE

Tribe Stereodermini. Stereodermus

Subfamily TRACHELIZINAE

Tribe Trachelizini. Paratrachelizus

Subfamily CYLADINAE (No tribal assignments). Cylas

Subfamily APIONINAE

Tribe Apionini. Apion, Aspidapion

Tribe Aplemonini. Perapion, Podapion

Tribe Aspidapiini. Alocentron

Tribe Ceratapiini. Omphalapion

Tribe Exapiini. Exapion

Tribe Ixapiini. Neapion, Neotropion

Tribe Malvapiini. Rhopalapion

Tribe Oxystomatini. Eutrichapion, Mesotrichapion, Betulapion, Kissingeria, Trichapion, Ischnopterapion

Tribe Piezotrachelini. Chrysapion, Fallapion

Incertae sedis genera. Apionion, Coelocephalapion, Sayapion

Subfamily NANOPHYINAE

Tribe Nanophyini. Microon, Nanodactylus, Nanophyes, Pseudotychius, Zeugonyx

Print References

American Beetles, Vol. 2, Chapter 129 (2)

Manual of Common Beetles of Eastern North America, Vol. 2, Page 738 (1)

Works Cited

1.	A Manual of Common Beetles of Eastern North America By Dillon, Elizabeth S., and Dillon, Lawrence

2.	American Beetles, Volume II: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea By Arnett, R.H., Jr., M. C. Thomas, P. E. Skelley and J. H. Frank. (eds.)

Contributed by Phillip Harpootlian on 23 May, 2005 - 10:21am
Additional contributions by Stephen Cresswell, v belov
Last updated 12 November, 2009 - 8:09am

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