Lixinae is a subfamily of true weevils, included in the Molytinae

Molytinae

Molytinae is a subfamily of weevil described by Carl Johan Schönherr in 1823.Molytinae includes the following tribes:* Amalactini* Aminyopini* Amorphocerin* Anchonini* Cholini* Cleogonini* Conotrachelini* Cycloterini* Dinomorphini* Euderini...

 in many older treatments. They are mainly root feeders, although some develop in flower buds or stems. Several species

Species

In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...

 are used in biological control of invasive weeds, namely knapweeds (Centaurea).

Characteristics include tarsal claws that are fused at the base, and labial palps are short and telescoping. The body is elongate shape, as for some other weevils. Each tibia bears an uncus (small hook) on its distal end. The rostrum

Rostrum (anatomy)

The term rostrum is used for a number of unrelated structures in different groups of animals:*In crustaceans, the rostrum is the forward extension of the carapace in front of the eyes....

 is forwardly directed.

There are three tribe

Tribe (biology)

In biology, a tribe is a taxonomic rank between family and genus. It is sometimes subdivided into subtribes.Some examples include the tribes: Canini, Acalypheae, Hominini, Bombini, and Antidesmeae.-See also:* Biological classification* Rank...

s. The largest of these by far are the Cleonini, sometimes ranked as an independent subfamily in the past:

Cleonini

Adosomus Afghanocleonus Ammocleonus Aparotopus Aplesilus Apleurus Asinocleonus Asproparthenis Atactogaster Bodemeyeria Bothynoderes Brachycleonus Calodemas Centrocleonus

Chromonotus Chromosomus Cleonis Cleonogonus Cleonolithus Cnemodontus Coniocleonus Conorhynchus Cosmogaster Curculionites Cyphocleonus Entymetopus Eocleonus Epexochus

Ephimeronotus Epirrhynchus Eumecops Eurycleonus Georginus Gonocleonus Hemeurysternus Heterocleonus Isomerops Koenigius Leucochromus Leucomigus Leucophyes Liocleonus

Lixocleonus Lixomorphus Lixopachys Mecaspis Menecleonus Mesocleonus Microcleonus Mongolocleonus Monolophus Neocleonus Nomimonyx Pachycerus Pachycerus Pachycerus is a genus of true weevils confined to the Palaearctic and African regions.-Partial species list:*Pachycerus borrae F. Solari 1950*Pachycerus cordiger *Pachycerus sellatus Faust 1904... Pajnisoodes

Paraleucochromus Pentatropis Phaulosomus Pleurocleonus Pliocleonus Porocleonus Priorhinus Pseudisomerus Pseudocleonus Pycnodactylopsis Resmecaspis Rhabdorrhynchus Rungsonymus

Scaphomorphus Stephanocleonus Surchania Temnorhinus Terminasiania Tetragonothorax Trachydemus Trichocleonus Trichotocleonus Whiteheadia Xanthochelus Xenomacrus Zaslavskia

Lixini

Broconius Eugeniodecus Eustenopus Gasteroclisus Hololixus Hypolixus Ileomus

Lachnaeus Larinus Larinus Larinus is a genus of true weevils, comprising about 180 species, mostly in the Palaearctic region. Turkey appears to have a significant diversity of the group, with more than 50 species recorded in the Eastern part of the country.... Lixus Microlarinus Microlixus Mycotrichus

Rhinocyllini

• Bangasternus
• Rhinocyllus
  Rhinocyllus
  Rhinocyllus is a small genus of true weevil, with about 4 species described. This genus's host plant are thistles in the subtribe Carduinae. The genus's sister group is Bangasternus.The genus's most infamous species is R...