Curculionidae

Curculionidae
Citrus root weevil, Diaprepes abbreviatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Coleoptera Superfamily: Curculionoidea Family: Curculionidae Latreille, 1802
Subfamily
(Some at times are reduced to tribes) Bagoinae Baridinae Ceutorhynchinae Conoderinae Cossoninae Cryptorhynchinae Curculioninae Cyclominae Dryophthorinae Entiminae Erirhininae Gonipterinae Hyperinae Lixinae Mesoptiliinae Molytinae Orobitidinae Platypodinae — ambrosia beetles Raymondionyminae Scolytinae — bark or ambrosia beetles

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Curculionidae

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.

See also

• Black vine weevil
• Hylobius
• Pests & Diseases of Roses

References

Scanning electron microscope (SEM) image of a weevil

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