Entimini is a
Neotropical
The Neotropical realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms constituting Earth's land surface. Physically, it includes the tropical terrestrial ecoregions of the Americas and the entire South American temperate zone.
Definition
In bioge ...
weevil tribe in the subfamily
Entiminae
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 '' Pachyrrhynchus''. In comparison with ...
that includes 46 described species.
Most members of the tribe can be recognized by their relatively large and robust bodies. A key to identify the genera of Entimini can be found in Vanin & Gaiger. The Central American species are treated by Sharp & Champion,
Distribution
The tribe ranges from Mexico to Argentina, with no representatives in the Caribbean islands. All genera are mainly represented in Brazil.
Genera
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Cydianerus'' – ''
Cyriophthalmus'' – ''
Entimus
''Entimus'' is a genus of broad-nosed weevils belonging to the family true weevil
True most commonly refers to truth, the state of being in congruence with fact or reality.
True may also refer to:
Places
* True, West Virginia, an unincorpor ...
'' – ''
Phaedropus'' – ''
Polyteles'' – ''
Rhigus'' – ''
Trachyus''
References
* Schönherr, C.J. 1823: Curculionides
abula synoptica familiae Curculionidum Isis von Oken, 1823(10): 1132–1146. https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13257284
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