Pandeleteius

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Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
Pandeleteius
Dorsal view of Pandeleteius sp.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Superfamily: Curculionoidea
Family: Curculionidae
Genus: Pandeleteius
Schönherr, 1834
Pandeleteius hilaris, Virginia
Pandeleteius cinereus, Texas
Pandeleteius nodifer, Florida

Pandeleteius is a genus of broad-nosed weevils in the family Curculionidae. There are over 150 described species in Pandeleteius,[1] distributed across the Americas. Most species in the genus were described by Anne Howden. Species of Pandeleteius can be found in most countries of North, Central, and South America.[2]

The genus Pandeleteius was named for the first time by Carl Johan Schönherr in 1834, page 129.[3] It belongs to the subfamily Entiminae, tribe Tanymecini.

Species

These 163 species belong to the genus Pandeleteius:[2][4][5]

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