Merhynchites is a genus of leaf and bud weevils in the beetle family Attelabidae. There are about 12 described species in Merhynchites.[1][2][3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Attelabidae |
| Tribe: | Rhynchitini |
| Genus: | Merhynchites Sharp, 1889 |
Species edit
These 12 species belong to the genus Merhynchites:
- Merhynchites bicolor (Fabricius, 1775) (rose curculio)
- Merhynchites cockerelli Pierce, 1913
- Merhynchites creticus Voss, 1955
- Merhynchites hungaricus Sharp, 1889
- Merhynchites palmi Hamilton, 1979
- Merhynchites palmii (Schaeffer, 1905)
- Merhynchites piceus Pierce, 1913
- Merhynchites ruber Fairmaire
- Merhynchites tricarinatus (Green, 1920)
- Merhynchites ventralis Pierce, 1913
- Merhynchites viridilustrans Pierce, 1913
- Merhynchites wickhami (Cockerell, 1912) (western rose curculio)
References edit
- ^ "Merhynchites Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ "Merhynchites". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ "Merhynchites genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
Further reading edit
- Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2013). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 7: Curculionoidea I. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-26093-1.
- Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2013). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 8: Curculionoidea II. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-25916-4.
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