Polydacrys
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| Polydacrys | |
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| Head of Polydacrys sp. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Curculionidae |
| Subfamily: | Entiminae |
| Tribe: | Anypotactini |
| Genus: | Polydacrys Schönherr, 1834 |
Polydacrys is a genus of broad-nosed weevils in the beetle family Curculionidae, subfamily Entiminae,[1] tribe Anypotactini, present across the Americas and the Caribbean. There are eight described species in Polydacrys.[2][3]
Polydacrys was described for the first time by Carl Johan Schönherr in 1834 (p. 130).[4] It was previously considered a member of the Tanymecini.[5]
There is a key to the Central American species of Polydacrys in Champion (1911: 217).[6]
Description
Members of Polydacrys are small (~6 to 12 mm) and can be recognized by their nasal plate, which is triangular, large, glabrous, shiny, and elevated from the surface of the rostrum.[5] In addition, their mandibular scars are projected from the surface of the mandible.