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Pachycerus

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Pachycerus
weevil Pachycerus sp
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Curculionidae
Subfamily: Lixinae
Tribe: Cleonini
Genus: Pachycerus
Schoenherr, 1823

Pachycerus is a genus of true weevils confined to the Palaearctic and African regions.[1]

Description

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The genus includes moderately-sized weevils (6–12 mm).

Partial species list

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References

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  1. ^ Massimo Meregalli (2002). "Notes on the genus Pachycerus Schoenherr 1823 with description of a new species from Somalia (Coleoptera Curculionidae Lixinae)". Tropical Zoology 15: 233-242, 2002.[permanent dead link]