Molytinae
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Molytinae is a subfamily of weevil
described by Carl Johan Schönherr
in 1823.
Molytinae includes the following tribes:
In many older treatments, the Bagoinae, Cryptorhynchinae
, Hyperinae, Lixinae
and Mesoptiliinae are included in the Molytinae as "tribus groups", as well as the Itini which are otherwise considered a tribe of the Curculioninae
.
Weevil
A weevil is any beetle from the Curculionoidea superfamily. They are usually small, less than , and herbivorous. There are over 60,000 species in several families, mostly in the family Curculionidae...
described by Carl Johan Schönherr
Carl Johan Schönherr
Carl Johan Schönherr was a Swedish entomologist who revised the taxonomy of beetles, including weevils.Born in Stockholm, Schönherr was son of a German immigrant who had established himself as a silk manufacturer. At the age of nineteen, he took over the business together with his mother and...
in 1823.
Molytinae includes the following tribes:
- Amalactini
- Aminyopini
- Amorphocerin
- Anchonini
- Cholini
- Cleogonini
- Conotrachelini
- Cycloterini
- Dinomorphini
- Euderini
- Galloisiini
- Guioperini
- Hylobiini
- Ithyporini
- Juanorhinini
- Lepyrini
- Lithinini
- Lymantini
- Mecysolobini
- Metatygini
- Molytini
- Nettarhinini
- Pacholenini
- Paipalesomini
- Petalochilini
- Phoenicobatini
- Phrynixini (sometimes in Curculioninae)
- PissodiniPissodiniPissodini is a tribe of weevil described by Johannes von Nepomuk Franz Xaver Gistel in 1856.Pissodini includes the genus Pissodes....
- Sternechini
- Styanacini
- Thalasselephantini
- Trachodini
- Trigonocolini
- Trypetidini (sometimes in Curculioninae)
In many older treatments, the Bagoinae, Cryptorhynchinae
Cryptorhynchinae
The Cryptorhynchinae is a large subfamily of weevils , with some 6000 species. They are merged into the Curculioninae or Molytinae in some treatments....
, Hyperinae, Lixinae
Lixinae
Lixinae is a subfamily of true weevils, included in the Molytinae in many older treatments. They are mainly root feeders, although some develop in flower buds or stems. Several species are used in biological control of invasive weeds, namely knapweeds .Characteristics include tarsal claws that are...
and Mesoptiliinae are included in the Molytinae as "tribus groups", as well as the Itini which are otherwise considered a tribe of the Curculioninae
Curculioninae
The beetle subfamily Curculioninae is part of the weevil family Curculionidae. It contains over 23,500 described species in 2,200 genera, and is therefore the largest weevil subfamily known...
.