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Brentidae
Brentidae is a cosmopolitan distribution, cosmopolitan family of primarily xylophagy, xylophagous beetles also known as straight-snouted weevils; they have sometimes been called "primitive weevils", but this name also applies to taxa such as the Belidae. The concept of this family has been expanded with the inclusion of three groups formerly placed in the Curculionidae; the subfamilies Apioninae, Cyladinae, and Nanophyinae, as well as the Ithycerinae, previously considered a separate family. They are most diverse in the tropics, but occur throughout the temperate regions of the world. They are among the families of weevils that have non-elbowed antennae, and tend to be elongate and flattened, though there are numerous exceptions. Classification The subfamilial classification of the family has been reorganized by several different authors within the last 20 years, and is not yet stable; the most recent, and conservative, classification (Oberprieler et al., 2007) accepts only 6 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orychodes Indus
''Orychodes'' is a genus of beetle in the Brentidae family. Species According to the ''Brentidae of the World'' checklist, the following species are accepted within ''Orychodes'': * ''Orychodes abnormis'' (Kleine, 1921) * ''Orychodes andrewsi'' Gahan, 1900 * ''Orychodes digramma'' (Boisduval, 1835) * ''Orychodes fasciatus'' (Kleine, 1921) * ''Orychodes indus'' Kirsch, 1875 * ''Orychodes insulanus'' (Kleine, 1921) * ''Orychodes maassi'' (Kleine, 1926) * ''Orychodes nigerrimus'' (Kleine, 1921) * ''Orychodes octoguttatus'' (Nakane, 1963) * ''Orychodes planicollis'' (Walker, 1859) * ''Orychodes rubrosignatus'' (Kleine, 1921) * ''Orychodes serrirostris'' Lund, 1800 * ''Orychodes sinensis'' Fairmaire, 1888 * ''Orychodes splendens'' Kirsch, 1875 * ''Orychodes versicolor'' (Kleine, 1921) References Brentidae Beetles described in 1862 {{Brentidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
