Pandeleteius is a genus of broad-nosed weevils in the family Curculionidae. There are over 150 described species in Pandeleteius,[1] distributed across the Americas. Most species in the genus were described by Anne Howden. Species of Pandeleteius can be found in most countries of North, Central, and South America.[2]

Pandeleteius
Dorsal view of Pandeleteius sp.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Superfamily: Curculionoidea
Family: Curculionidae
Genus: Pandeleteius
Schönherr, 1834
Pandeleteius hilaris, Virginia
Pandeleteius cinereus, Texas
Pandeleteius nodifer, Florida

Taxonomy

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The genus Pandeleteius was named for the first time by Carl Johan Schönherr in 1834, page 129.[3] It belongs to the subfamily Entiminae, tribe Tanymecini.

Species

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These 163 species belong to the genus Pandeleteius:[2][4][5]

References

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  1. ^ Girón, Jennifer C.; Howden†, Anne T. (19 December 2019). "Five New Species of Pandeleteius Schönherr, 1834 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Entiminae: Tanymecini) from South America". The Coleopterists Bulletin. 73 (4): 831. doi:10.1649/0010-065X-73.4.831. ISSN 0010-065X.
  2. ^ a b "Pandeleteius". GBIF. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  3. ^ Schönherr, C. J. (1834). Genera et species Curculionidum, cum synonymia hujus familiae. Species novae aut hactenus minus cognitae, descriptionibus a Dom. Leonardo Gyllenhal, C. H. Boheman, et entomologis aliis illustratae, tomus secundus, pars prima. Paris: Roret. p. 673.
  4. ^ "Pandeleteius Schönherr, 1834". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  5. ^ "Pandeleteius genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 3 August 2024.

Further reading

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  • Arnett, R. H. Jr.; Thomas, M. C.; Skelley, P. E.; Frank, J. H., eds. (21 June 2002). American Beetles, Volume II: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, Florida.Arnett, Ross H. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press.
  • White, Richard E. (1983). Peterson Field Guides: Beetles. Houghton Mifflin Company.
  • Howden AT (1959) A revision of the species of Pandeleteius Schonherr and Pandeleteinus Champion of America north of Mexico (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). Proceedings of the California Academy of Science 29: 361–421. https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15657419.
  • Howden AT (1974) The Pandeleteius subgenus Exmenetypus Voss in Central America (Coleoptera: Curculionidae, Tanymecini). The Coleopterists Bulletin 28: 7–16. JSTOR 3999528.
  • Howden AT (1976) Pandeleteius of Venezuela and Colombia (Curculionidae: Brachyderinae: Tanymecini). Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute 24: 1–310.
  • Howden AT (1986) The Pandeleteius armatus group, with description of a new species from Mexico (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). The Coleopterists Bulletin 40: 317–323. JSTOR 4008295.
  • Howden AT (1996) Neotropical Pandeleteius (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) with irregular elytral striae. The Canadian Entomologist 128: 877–955. https://doi.org/10.4039/Ent128877-5
  • Howden AT (1998) Review of the Pandeleteius biseriatus species-group (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), with description of a new species. The Canadian Entomologist 130: 367–375. https://doi.org/10.4039/Ent130367-3
  • Howden AT (2001) A new species of Pandeleteius from Peru (Coleoptera, Curculionidae). Revue Française d’Entomologie (N. S.) 23: 171–175.
  • Howden AT (2004) Review of the genus Pandeleteius (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) of northern South America and the Lesser Antilles. The Canadian Entomologist 136: 181–231. https://doi.org/10.4039/n03-075
  • Howden AT (2008) The species of Pandeleteius Schoenherr of coastal Chile and Peru (Coleoptera, Curculionidae). Zootaxa 1773: 55–62. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.1773.1.5
  • Howden AT (2011) On some species of Pandeleteius Schoenherr, 1834, in South America south of the tenth parallel (Coleoptera, Curculionidae: Entiminae: Tanymecini). Zootaxa 2977: 50–60. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.2977.1.2
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