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Genus Calomycterus

Broad-nosed Weevil - Calomycterus setarius

Cute Little Round Weevil - Calomycterus setarius

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 Curculionidae (Snout and Bark Beetles)

Subfamily Entiminae (Broad-nosed Weevils)

Tribe Cyphicerini

Genus Calomycterus

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Author: Roelofs, 1873

Explanation of Names

From Greek words calo (=beautiful) + mycter (=nose)

Numbers

1 species in North America (1)

Works Cited

1.	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 tom murray on 15 October, 2006 - 3:12pm
Additional contributions by onegunah
Last updated 6 December, 2009 - 7:31pm

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