Entiminae
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| Broad-nosed weevils | |
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| Central European Entiminae with some anatomical details | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Superfamily: | Curculionoidea |
| Family: | Curculionidae |
| Subfamily: | Entiminae Schoenherr, 1826 |
| Diversity | |
| 55 tribes | |
The Entiminae (broad-nosed weevils) is a large subfamily in the weevil family Curculionidae, containing most of the short-nosed weevils, including such genera as Otiorhynchus, Phyllobius and Sitona. Some of these weevils are notorious pests of major economic importance.
Tribes
Some notable genera and species are also listed.
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Further reading
Media related to Entiminae at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Entiminae at Wikispecies- Donald E. Bright, Patrice Bouchard. The Insects and Arachnids of Canada, Part 25: Coleoptera. Curculionidae. Entiminae. Weevils of Canada and Alaska. Vol. 2. Ottawa, NRC Research Press, 2008. ISBN 0-660-19400-7.
- http://darwin.bio.ucm.es/usuarios/bba/cont/docs/103.pdf
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