The Anypotactini are a

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weevil tribe in the subfamily

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. It includes 81 described species.

Distribution

The tribe ranges from south-western USA (

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) to

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and

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and some Caribbean islands. Most genera are distributed in Central America and northern South America, but the largest genus, ''Hyphantus'' Germar, 1824 (45 species ), is distributed in southern

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and

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. The Central American species were studied by Champion (1911).

Diagnosis

Most anypotactines are small (approx. 4–11 mm), covered by brown scales, with some members of the genus '' Prepodellus'' covered by metallic green or blue scales. The dorsal surface of the body usually bears thick and erect scale-like setae, rather uniformly distributed. Members of the genus '' Hyphantus'' tend to be larger and dark in coloration.

Genera

* '' Anypotactus'' Schönherr, 1840: 299 * '' Bothinodontes'' Kirsch, 1868: 241 * '' Cylloproctus'' Faust, 1892: 22 * '' Helicorrhynchus'' Olliff, 1891: 61 * '' Hyphantus'' Germar, 1824: 334 * '' Hypsometopus'' Kirsch, 1868: 222 * '' Neoanypotactus'' Hustache, 1938: 266 * '' Nototactus'' Kuschel, 1952: 231 * '' Paonaupactus'' Voss, 1953: 127 (+) * '' Phanasora'' Pascoe, 1881: 38 * '' Polydacrys'' Schönherr, 1834: 130 * '' Prepodellus'' Kirsch, 1868: 239 * '' Sitonites'' Heer, 1864: 90 (+)

References

External links

* Entiminae Beetle tribes {{Entiminae-stub