Paraptochus
Genus of beetles
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Paraptochus is a genus of Beetles (Weevils) in the beetle family Curculionidae. There are about six described species in Paraptochus.[2][3]
| Paraptochus | |
|---|---|
| |
| Paraptochus oregonus, Oregon | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Curculionidae |
| Subfamily: | Entiminae |
| Tribe: | Peritelini |
| Genus: | Paraptochus Seidlitz, 1868 |
| Synonyms[1] | |
| |
Paraptochus oregonus and Paraptochus variegatus are sometimes considered members of the genus Peritelinus. The World Entiminae Database (August 2024), treats the genus Peritelinus as a synonym of Paraptochus, and the species of Peritelinus as members of Paraptochus.[4][3]
Species
These six species belong to the genus Paraptochus:
- Paraptochus erinaceus (Van Dyke, 1936)
- Paraptochus oregonus (Van Dyke, 1936)
- Paraptochus sellatus (Boheman, 1859) (Pacific Northwest)
- Paraptochus setiferus Van Dyke, 1935 (California)
- Paraptochus uniformis Van Dyke, 1935
- Paraptochus variegatus (Casey, 1888) (Pacific Northwest)
