''Lachnopus'' is a genus of broad-nosed weevils in the 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. T ...

distributed in the Caribbean Region.

Taxonomy

The genus ''Lachnopus'' was named for the first time by

Carl Johan Schönherr Carl Johan Schönherr (10 June 1772 – 28 March 1848) was a Swedish entomologist who revised the taxonomy of beetles, including weevils. Born in Stockholm, Schönherr was son of a German immigrant who had established himself as a silk manufact ...

in 1840 (p. 380). The names ''Menoetius'' Dejean, 1821-94 and ''Ptilopus'' Schönherr, 1823: c. 1140 are considered junior synonyms of ''Lachnopus''. The placement of ''Lachnopus'' within

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 ...

has been unstable through time. It was considered part of Lacordaire's "Cyphides" (p. 107, 122) along with some genera considered nowadays to be part of the tribe Eustylini (

Compsus ''Compsus'' is a genus of broad-nosed weevils in the family Curculionidae, distributed across the Americas, primarily in northern South America. Taxonomy The genus ''Compsus'' was first named by Carl Johan Schönherr in 1823: col. 1140. It ...

, '' Exophthalmus'', ''

Oxyderces ''Oxyderces'' is a genus of broad-nosed weevils in the family Curculionidae distributed in South America. It can be recognized by the presence of dense setae on the apex of the rostrum and postocular setae. Taxonomy The genus was named for t ...

'', '' Tetrabothinus'') or

Naupactini Naupactini is a tribe of broad-nosed weevils (subfamily Entiminae). Primarily from the Neotropical realm, reaches highest genus and species diversity in South America. Their size varies from 3.5 to 35 mm long, and its colour patterns are di ...

("''Cyphus''" -currently ''

Cyrtomon ''Cyrtomon'' is a genus of broad-nosed weevils in the beetle family Curculionidae, present only in South America. There are six described species in ''Cyrtomon''. Taxonomy ''Cyrtomon'' was named for the first time by Carl Johan Schönherr in 18 ...

''-, ''

Platyomus ''Platyomus'' is a genus of broad-nosed weevils in the family of beetles known as Curculionidae. There are at least 40 described species in ''Platyomus''. Species These 46 species belong to the genus ''Platyomus'': * '' Platyomus agonista'' Ge ...

''). Then considered among the Barynotini in van Emden (1944) and O'Brien and Wibmer (1982), a widespread assemblage of weevils which is now known as the Geonemini. The identity of ''Lachnopus'' has been questioned, specifically regarding its distinctness from '' Exophthalmus''. The status of Lachnopus as a separate genus was confirmed by Franz (2012). ''Lachnopus'' is currently the most diverse and one of the most widespread groups of entimine weevils in the Caribbean Region. Girón et al. (2018) recognized six species groups within the genus, partly based on results of a previous morphology-based phylogenetic study.

Description

According to the key provided by van Emden (1944), some characters to recognize the genus ''Lachnopus'' are as follows:

Distribution

The genus ''Lachnopus'' ranges across the Caribbean Region, spanning the

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(

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plus the

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), the

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, the

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, and Cozumel Island (

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Species list

There are 73 ''Lachnopus'' species described to date: * '' Lachnopus acunae'' de Zayas, 1988: 160:

Cuba Cuba ( , ), officially the Republic of Cuba ( es, República de Cuba, links=no ), is an island country comprising the island of Cuba, as well as Isla de la Juventud and several minor archipelagos. Cuba is located where the northern Caribbea ...

. * '' Lachnopus acuticollis'' (Gyllenhal), 1834: 37:

. * '' Lachnopus aereus'' (Gyllenhal), 1834: 40:

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. * '' Lachnopus alboguttatus'' Marshall, 1934: 622:

. * '' Lachnopus albomaculatus'' (Gyllenhal), 1834: 37:

Haiti Haiti (; ht, Ayiti ; French: ), officially the Republic of Haiti (); ) and formerly known as Hayti, is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean Sea, east of Cuba and Jamaica, and ...

. * '' Lachnopus argus'' (Reiche), 1840: 275:

;

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. * '' Lachnopus atramentarius'' (Gyllenhal), 1834: 33:

Dominican Republic The Dominican Republic ( ; es, República Dominicana, ) is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean region. It occupies the eastern five-eighths of the island, which it shares wit ...

. * '' Lachnopus aulicus'' (Gyllenhal), 1834: 35:

. * '' Lachnopus aurifer'' (Drury), 1773: 68:

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. * '' Lachnopus bellus'' Marshall, 1926: 54:

. * '' Lachnopus bivirgatus'' Marshall, 1934: 621:

. * '' Lachnopus bruneri'' Marshall, 1933: 59:

. * '' Lachnopus buchanani'' Marshall, 1933: 59:

. * '' Lachnopus cabocruz'' de Zayas, 1988: 162:

. * '' Lachnopus campechianus'' Gyllenhal, 1840: 388:

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. * '' Lachnopus canescens'' Gyllenhal, 1840: 388:

. * '' Lachnopus chirographus'' (Olivier), 1807: 334:

. * '' Lachnopus chlorophanus'' (Gyllenhal), 1834: 39:

. * '' Lachnopus coffeae'' Marshall, 1922: 60:

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* '' Lachnopus consentaneus'' Perroud, 1853: 487 03/small>:

. * '' Lachnopus cozumelus'' Girón & O’Brien, 2018: 7:

( Cozumel). * '' Lachnopus cristalensis'' de Zayas, 1988: 161:

. * '' Lachnopus curvipes'' (Fabricius), 1787: 113:

Antigua Antigua ( ), also known as Waladli or Wadadli by the native population, is an island in the Lesser Antilles. It is one of the Leeward Islands in the Caribbean region and the main island of the country of Antigua and Barbuda. Antigua and Bar ...

, Barbuda,

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, Nevis,

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, Saint John, Saint Kitts, Saint Thomas, Saint Vincent,

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, Tortola, Virgin Gorda. * '' Lachnopus dentipes'' Perroud, 1853: 489 05/small>:

. * '' Lachnopus distortus'' Gyllenhal, 1840: 393:

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. * '' Lachnopus festivus'' de Zayas, 1988: 159:

. * '' Lachnopus floridanus'' Horn, 1876: 101:

. * '' Lachnopus gowdeyi'' Marshall, 1926: 531:

. * '' Lachnopus granicollis'' Gyllenhal, 1840: 390:

. * '' Lachnopus guerinii'' Jacqelin du Val, 1857: 185:

. * '' Lachnopus guttatupunctatus'' de Zayas 1988: 155:

. * '' Lachnopus hirtus'' Perroud, 1853: 484 00/small>:

. * '' Lachnopus hispidus'' (Gyllenhal), 1834: 34:

;

. * '' Lachnopus histrio'' (Marshall), 1926: 534:

. * '' Lachnopus inconditus'' Rosenschoeld, 1840: 383:

. * '' Lachnopus interruptus'' Perroud, 1853: 475 1/small>:

. * '' Lachnopus karphos'' Girón & O’Brien, 2018: 10:

. * '' Lachnopus kofresi'' Wolcott, 1941: 104:

( Mona Island). * '' Lachnopus leonorae'' de Zayas, 1988: 165:

. * '' Lachnopus lineatoguttatus'' Perroud, 1853: 468:

. * '' Lachnopus lineicollis'' (Chevrolat), 1880: 175:

. * '' Lachnopus lucayanus'' Girón & O’Brien, 2018: 14:

. * '' Lachnopus luctuosus'' (Klug), 1829: 13:

. * '' Lachnopus luxurians'' (Olivier), 1807: 334:

. * '' Lachnopus magdae'' de Zayas, 1988: 164:

. * '' Lachnopus mayari'' de Zayas, 1988: 156:

. * '' Lachnopus memnonius'' (Gyllenhal), 1834: 42:

. * '' Lachnopus mercator'' (Olivier), 1807: 335:

. * '' Lachnopus multipunctatus'' Jacquelin du Val, 1857: 190:

. * '' Lachnopus mundus'' (Gyllenhal), 1834: 31:

. * '' Lachnopus niveoirroratus'' Jacqelin du Val, 1857: 189:

. * '' Lachnopus oteroi'' Marshall, 1933: 60:

. * '' Lachnopus petilusquamus'' Girón & O’Brien, 2018: 18:

. * '' Lachnopus planifrons'' Gyllenhal, 1840: 385:

. * '' Lachnopus plebejus'' (Gyllenhal), 1834: 23:

. * '' Lachnopus plumipes'' Perroud, 1853: 471 7/small>:

. * '' Lachnopus pollinarius'' Gyllenhal, 1840: 387:

. * '' Lachnopus porcus'' de Zayas, 1988: 158:

. * '' Lachnopus proteus'' (Olivier), 1807: 13:

. * '' Lachnopus pruinosus'' (Gyllenhal), 1834: 33:

. * '' Lachnopus rhabdotus'' Girón & O’Brien, 2018: 22:

. * '' Lachnopus seini'' Wolcott, 1936: 302:

. * '' Lachnopus siboney'' de Zayas, 1988: 166:

. * '' Lachnopus sparsimguttatus'' Perroud, 1853: 481:

. * '' Lachnopus splendidus'' Boheman, 1840: 382:

. * '' Lachnopus spretus'' (Gyllenhal), 1834: 38:

. * '' Lachnopus sublineatus'' Perroud, 1853: 478 4/small>:

. * '' Lachnopus trilineatus'' Chevrolat, 1876: CCXXVIII:

. * '' Lachnopus valgus'' (Fabricius), 1775: 150:

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, Saint John,

Saint Martin Saint Martin may refer to: People * Saint Martin of Tours (c. 316–397), Bishop of Tours, France * Saint Martin of Braga (c. 520–580), archbishop of Bracara Augusta in Gallaecia (now Braga in Portugal) * Pope Martin I (598–655) * Saint Mart ...

. * '' Lachnopus vanessablockae'' Girón & O’Brien, 2018: 25:

. * '' Lachnopus villosipes'' (Boheman), 1834: 43:

;

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. * '' Lachnopus vittatus'' (Klug), 1829: 13:

* '' Lachnopus yaucona'' Wolcott, 1936: 302:

References

External links

* {{Taxonbar, from=Q14924025 Entiminae Insects of the Caribbean Insects described in 1840 Taxa named by Carl Johan Schönherr