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Hadromeropsis
''Hadromeropsis'' is a genus of broad-nosed weevils in the beetle family Curculionidae. There are more than 50 described species in ''Hadromeropsis''. Taxonomy ''Hadromeropsis'' was described for the first time by W. Dwight Pierce in 1913 (p. 400). The Central American species were treated by Champion. The genus was revised by Anne Howden in 1982: It contains two subgenera: ''Hadromeropsis'' (''Hadromeropsis'') and ''Hadromeropsis'' (''Hadrorestes''). Description Howden offered the following diagnosis for ''Hadromeropsis'': Howden indicates that the most similar genus to ''Hadromeropsis'' is the South American genus ''Macropterus''. Distribution The genus ''Hadromeropsis'' has been recorded from Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Mexico, and Panama. Species These 53 species belong to the genus ''Hadromeropsis'': * ''Hadromeropsis alacer'' Howden, 1982 * ''Hadromeropsis amoena'' Howden, 1982 * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hadromeropsis Alacer
''Hadromeropsis'' is a genus of broad-nosed weevils in the beetle family Curculionidae. There are more than 50 described species in ''Hadromeropsis''. Taxonomy ''Hadromeropsis'' was described for the first time by W. Dwight Pierce in 1913 (p. 400). The Central American species were treated by Champion. The genus was revised by Anne Howden in 1982: It contains two subgenera: ''Hadromeropsis'' (''Hadromeropsis'') and ''Hadromeropsis'' (''Hadrorestes''). Description Howden offered the following diagnosis for ''Hadromeropsis'': Howden indicates that the most similar genus to ''Hadromeropsis'' is the South American genus ''Macropterus''. Distribution The genus ''Hadromeropsis'' has been recorded from Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Mexico, and Panama. Species These 53 species belong to the genus ''Hadromeropsis'': * '' Hadromeropsis alacer'' Howden, 1982 * '' Hadromeropsis amoena'' Howden, 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |