Acalles
Genus of beetles
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Acalles is a genus of beetles in the family Curculionidae.[1][2] Beetles of this genus can be found in the Western Palaearctic (Europe and Nortwest Africa)[2][3] and in southeastern North America where they live among leaf litter or dead branches and vines.[4] There are about 570 species in the Acalles genus.[1][5]
| Acalles | |
|---|---|
| Acalles ptinoides | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Curculionidae |
| Subfamily: | Cryptorhynchinae |
| Genus: | Acalles Schönherr, 1825 |
| Diversity | |
| About 570 species | |