Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
a somewhat loosely defined, very large, difficult group [might be congeneric with
Merobruchus(1)]
Explanation of Names
Acanthoscelides Schilsky 1905
'spiny thighs'
Numbers
~55 spp. in our area
(2) (ca. 300 in the New World)
Range
Across the continent
(2); the vast majority of spp. seems to be confined to the New World