''Aracanthus'' is a genus of
broad-nosed weevil
The Entiminae are a large subfamily in the weevil family Curculionidae, containing most of the short-nosed weevils, including such genera as ''Entimus'', ''Otiorhynchus'', ''Phyllobius'', ''Sitona'', and ''Pachyrhynchus, Pachyrrhynchus''. In co ...
s in the beetle 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 ...
. There are about nine described species in ''Aracanthus''.
[Rajnish Krishnavanshi
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Species
These nine species belong to the genus ''Aracanthus'':
* '' Aracanthus assimilis'' Voss, 1934 i c g
* '' Aracanthus mourei'' Rosado-Neto, 1981 c g
* '' Aracanthus notatus'' Voss, 1934 c g
* '' Aracanthus ovalis'' Voss, 1934 c g
* '' Aracanthus pallidus'' (Say, 1831) i c g b
* '' Aracanthus paraguayanus'' Voss, 1943 c g
* '' Aracanthus robustus'' Voss, 1934 c g
* '' Aracanthus signatus'' Voss, 1934 c g
* '' Aracanthus tabaci'' Voss, 1934 c g
Data sources: i = ITIS,[ c = Catalogue of Life,][ g = GBIF,][ b = Bugguide.net]
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