Aphrastus

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Aphrastus
Aphrastus taeniatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Curculionidae
Subfamily: Entiminae
Tribe: Phyllobiini
Genus: Aphrastus
Synonyms[1]
  • Aphrastus Schoenherr, 1833
  • Micronychus Provancher, 1877
Aphrastus taeniatus

Aphrastus is a genus of broad-nosed weevils in the family Curculionidae. There are about 5 described species in Aphrastus, found in North America and Mexico.[2][3][4]

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