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''Cionomimus'' is a genus of true weevils in the beetle 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 ...
. There are about 10 described species in ''Cionomimus''. Adults are associated with ''
Phoradendron ''Phoradendron'' is a genus of mistletoe, native to warm temperate and tropical regions of the Americas. The center of diversity is the Amazon rainforest.Coder, K. DAmerican mistletoe (''Phoradendron serotinum'' var. ''serotinum'') infection ...
'' plants, feeding on their reproductive organs.


Species

These 10 species belong to the genus ''Cionomimus'': * '' Cionomimus bimaculatus'' Anderson, 1997 c * '' Cionomimus burkei'' Anderson, 1994 c * '' Cionomimus championi'' Burke, 1981 c * '' Cionomimus clarki'' Anderson, 1994 c * '' Cionomimus dietzi'' Burke, 1981 i c * ''
Cionomimus grossus ''Cionomimus'' is a genus of true weevils in the beetle family Curculionidae. There are about 10 described species in ''Cionomimus''. Adults are associated with ''Phoradendron'' plants, feeding on their reproductive organs. Species These 10 spe ...
'' Anderson, 1994 c * '' Cionomimus hansoni'' Anderson, 1997 c * '' Cionomimus insolens'' (Dietz, 1891) i b * '' Cionomimus obrieni'' Anderson, 1994 c * '' Cionomimus woodi'' Anderson, 1994 c Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net


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