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''Archarius'' is a genus of
beetle Beetles are insects that form the Taxonomic rank, order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Holometabola. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 40 ...
belonging to the family
Curculionidae The Curculionidae are a family of weevils, commonly called snout beetles or true weevils. They are one of the largest animal families with 6,800 genera and 83,000 species described worldwide. They are the sister group to the family Brentidae. Th ...
. The genus was first described by Gistel in 1856. The species of this genus are found in Europe, Japan and Northern America. Species: * '' Archarius crux'' * '' Archarius pyrrhoceras'' * '' Archarius salicivorus''


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