Acratini is a tribe of
primitive weevils in the family of beetles known as
Brentidae
Brentidae is a cosmopolitan family of primarily xylophagous beetles also known as straight-snouted weevils. The concept of this family has been recently expanded with the inclusion of three groups formerly placed in the Curculionidae; the sub ...
. There are about 12 genera and at least 110 described species in Acratini.
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Genera
These 12 genera belong to the tribe Acratini:
* '' Acratus'' Lacordaire, 1865 i c g
* '' Fonteboanius'' Senna, 1893 i c g
* '' Leptocymatium'' Kleine, 1922 i c g
* '' Neacratus'' Alonso-Zarazaga, Lyal, Bartolozzi and Sforzi, 1999 i c g
* '' Nemobrenthus'' Sharp, 1895 i c g
* '' Nemocephalinus'' Kleine, 1927 i c g
* ''Nemocephalus
''Nemocephalus'' is a genus of beetles
Beetles are insects that form the order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Endopterygota. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. ...
'' Guérin-Méneville, 1827 i c g
* '' Nemocoryna'' Sharp, 1895 i c g
* '' Proteramocerus'' Kleine, 1921 i c g
* '' Sclerotrachelus'' Kleine, 1921 i c g
* '' Teramocerus'' Schoenherr, 1840 i c g
* '' Thaumastopsis'' Kleine, 1921 i c g
Data sources: i = ITIS,[ c = Catalogue of Life,][ g = GBIF,][ b = Bugguide.net]
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Brentidae
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