Curculionidae
(invertebrate zoology) The true weevils or snout beetles, a family of coleopteran insects in the superfamily Curculionoidea.
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(invertebrate zoology) The true weevils or snout beetles, a family of coleopteran insects in the superfamily Curculionoidea.
The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
true weevils: snout beetles
Synonym: family Curculionidae
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Citrus root weevil,
Diaprepes abbreviatus |
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(Some at times are reduced to tribes) Bagoinae |
Curculionidae is the family of the "true" weevils (or snout beetles). With over 60,000 species described worldwide, it is the largest of the beetle families.
They are recognized by their distinctive long snout and geniculate antennae with small clubs; beyond that curculionids have considerable diversity of form and size, with adult lengths ranging from 1 mm to 40 mm.
Weevils are almost entirely plant feeders, and most species are associated with a narrow range of hosts, in many cases only living on a single species.
With so many species to classify and over 400 genera, the taxonomy of this family is quite complicated, and authors disagree on the number and placement of various subfamilies, tribes, and subtribes.
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