Ithystenus

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Ithystenus
Male and female of Ithystenus wallacei from West Papua. Mounted specimen.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Brentidae
Subfamily: Trachelizinae
Tribe: Trachelizini
Genus: Ithystenus
Pascoe, 1862
Synonyms
  • Leptorhynchus Boisduval, 1835 (Preocc.)
  • Leptorynchus Boisduval, 1835 (Missp.)
  • Coptorhynchus Desbrochers, 1892
  • Ithistenus Senna, 1892 (Missp.)

Ithystenus is a genus of straight-snouted weevils belonging to the family Brentidae. Species of this genus can be found in Papua New Guinea and Australia.

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