Polyteles
Subfamily of beetles
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Polyteles is a South American genus of broad-nosed weevils in the subfamily Entiminae, tribe Entimini.[1] There are seven described species distributed in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay.[1][2]
| Polyteles | |
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| Polyteles coelestina | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Curculionidae |
| Subfamily: | Entiminae |
| Tribe: | Entimini |
| Genus: | Polyteles (Germar,1829) |
A key to identify the genus among the Entimini was published by Vanin and Gaiger in 2005.[3]
Species
Polyteles has four species, all of which are listed below:[2]
- Polyteles atrox (Germar, 1824: 438):[4] Brazil.
- Polyteles decussatus Pascoe, 1870: 441: Peru.
- Polyteles guerini Fåhraeus, 1840: 743:[5] Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay.
- Polyteles inka (Heller, 1932: 2): Ecuador, Peru.
- Polyteles setosus Kirsch, 1874: 393:[6] Peru
- Polyteles stevenii (Schönherr, 1826: 82):[7] Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay.
- Polyteles uniformis (Heller, 1932: 2): Bolivia.