Anypotactus
Genus of weevils found in Central and South America
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Anypotactus is a genus of broad-nosed weevils in the beetle family Curculionidae, subfamily Entiminae, tribe Anypotactini, present across Central and South America.[1] There are six described species in Anypotactus.[2][3]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Curculionidae |
| Subfamily: | Entiminae |
| Tribe: | Anypotactini |
| Genus: | Anypotactus Schönherr, 1840 |
Taxonomy
Anypotactus was described for the first time by Carl Johan Schönherr in 1840 (p. 299).[4] The type species is Anypotactus exilis Boheman, 1840: 300.[4][1]
Description
Members of Anypotactus are small (~4 to 10 mm). The following characters are provided by van Emden [5] to recognize Anypotactus:
Shoulders and wings present. Fore coxae contiguous. Mandibular scar not very large, not projecting. Rostrum separated from frons by a transverse groove. Femora toothed. Dorso-apical part of rostrum set off, rostrum rather short; nasal plate large and conspicuous.
— F. I. van Emden, A key to the genera of Brachyderinae of the World., p. 510, in key.
Distribution
Species
These seven species belong to the genus Anypotactus:[2][3][6]
- Anypotactus bicaudatus Champion, 1911: 215:[7] Costa Rica, Panama.
- Anypotactus exilis Boheman, 1840: 300:[4] Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela.
- Anypotactus gracilis Voss, 1932: 36 [8]= Anypotactus curvipes Hustache, 1940: 272; = Anypotactus peruvianus Hustache, 1938: 265:[9] Bolivia, Peru.
- Anypotactus jansoni (Sharp, 1911): Costa Rica, Honduras, Nicaragua, El Salvador
- Anypotactus morosus (Boheman), 1840: 449:[4] Colombia,
- Anypotactus strangulatus Hustache, 1938: 266:[9] Bolivia, Peru.
- Anypotactus sulcicollis Faust, 1892: 21:[10] Venezuela.