Sitonini

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Sitonini is a tribe of weevils in the Entiminae subfamily.[2] They feed on Fabaceae. The tribe has holarctic native distribution. It includes important pests in the genus Sitona.[3]

Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
Suborder:Polyphaga
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Sitonini
Temporal range: Lutetianrecent[1]
Sitona lineatus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Curculionidae
Subfamily: Entiminae
Tribe: Sitonini
Gistel, 1848
Genera

7 extant and 1 fossil genera

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Genera

There are seven extant genera:[2]

  • Andrion Velázquez de Castro, 2007
  • Charagmus Schönherr, 1826
  • Coelositona González, 1971
  • Eugnathus Schoenherr, 1834
  • Schelopius Desbrochers des Loges, 1872
  • Sitona Germar, 1817
  • Velazquezia Alonso-Zarazaga & Lyal, 1999

There is also one fossil genus, †Sitonitellus.[1]

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