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''Isodacrys'' 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 '' Pachyrrhynchus''. In comparison with ...
s in the beetle family Curculionidae. There are 20 described species in ''Isodacrys'', ranging from the southern United States of America to Honduras.


Natural history

''Isodacrys'' species are distributed from south of the United States of America to Honduras, mainly across Mexican and Central American mountain ranges of ~1500–3100 meters above sea level; some species also occur in lowlands. The adults of ''Isodacrys'' have been found in ''Quercus'', ''Pinus'' and in other plants of different families as Asteraceae, Fabaceae, Rhamnaceae, Cucurbitaceae, Betulaceae, Malvaceae, and Solanaceae. Some adults have been collected from leaf litter and under rocks. Immature stages remain unknown.


Species

These 13 species belong to the genus ''Isodacrys'': * '' Isodacrys apicale'' Howden, 1961 c g * '' Isodacrys brevirostre'' Howden, 1961 c g * '' Isodacrys buchanani'' Howden, 1961 c g * '' Isodacrys burkei'' Howden, 1961 i g b * '' Isodacrys crispum'' Howden, 1961 c g * '' Isodacrys ellipticum'' Howden, 1961 c g * '' Isodacrys geminatum'' Howden, 1961 c g * '' Isodacrys guatemalenum'' Sharp, 1911 c g * '' Isodacrys mexicanum'' Sharp, 1911 c g * '' Isodacrys minutum'' Sharp, 1911 c g * '' Isodacrys orizabae'' Sharp, 1911 c g * '' Isodacrys ovipennis'' (Schaeffer, 1908) i c g * '' Isodacrys schwarzi'' Champion, 1911 c g Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net


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Further reading

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