''Ellescus'' is a genus of true weevils in the

beetle Beetles are insects that form the Taxonomic rank, order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Holometabola. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 40 ...

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 16 described species in ''Ellescus''.

Species

These 16 species belong to the genus ''Ellescus'': * '' Ellescus aurifer'' Sturm, 1826 * '' Ellescus bicolor'' Dejean, 1821 * '' Ellescus bipunctatus'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * '' Ellescus borealis'' (Carr, 1920) * '' Ellescus brevirostris'' Desbrochers, 1874 * '' Ellescus carpini'' Dejean, 1821 * '' Ellescus conspersus'' Chevrolat * '' Ellescus ephippiatus'' (Say, 1831) * '' Ellescus flavicans'' Dejean, 1821 * '' Ellescus infirmus'' (Herbst & J.F.W., 1795) * '' Ellescus mongolicus'' Kuska, 1982 * '' Ellescus rubicundus'' Ziegler * '' Ellescus rufus'' Dejean, 1821 * '' Ellescus scanicus'' (Paykull, 1792) * '' Ellescus sericeus'' Dejean, 1821 * '' Ellescus variegatus'' Dejean, 1821

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* Curculioninae Articles created by Qbugbot {{Curculioninae-stub

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