Eulechriops
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| Eulechriops | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Curculionidae |
| Tribe: | Lechriopini |
| Genus: | Eulechriops Faust, 1896 |
Eulechriops is a genus of true weevils in the beetle family Curculionidae. There are more than 80 described species in Eulechriops.[1][2][3][4] The genus name is masculine, contrary to some sources, following ICZN Article 30.1.4.3: "A compound genus-group name ending in -ops is to be treated as masculine, regardless of its derivation or of its treatment by its author."[5]
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