''Acalles'' is a genus of beetles in 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 ...
. Beetles of this genus can be found in southeastern North America living among
leaf litter
Plant litter (also leaf litter, tree litter, soil litter, litterfall, or duff) is dead plant material (such as leaves, bark, needles, twigs, and cladodes) that has fallen to the ground. This detritus or dead organic material and its constituen ...
or dead branches and vines. There are at least 570 species in the Acalles genus.
See also
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List of Acalles species
This is a list of 576 species in '' Acalles'', a genus of hidden snout weevils in the family Curculionidae.
''Acalles'' species
* '' Acalles abstersus'' Boheman, 1837
* '' Acalles acerosus'' Erichson, 1842
* '' Acalles achadagrandensis'' Stüben ...
References
Molytinae
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