''Mecaspis'' is a

genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...

of cylindrical weevils belonging to 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. Th ...

. This genus is present in most of Europe, in the East

Palearctic realm The Palearctic or Palaearctic is a biogeographic realm of the Earth, the largest of eight. Confined almost entirely to the Eastern Hemisphere, it stretches across Europe and Asia, north of the foothills of the Himalayas, and North Africa. The ...

, in the

Near East The Near East () is a transcontinental region around the Eastern Mediterranean encompassing the historical Fertile Crescent, the Levant, Anatolia, Egypt, Mesopotamia, and coastal areas of the Arabian Peninsula. The term was invented in the 20th ...

and in

North Africa North Africa (sometimes Northern Africa) is a region encompassing the northern portion of the African continent. There is no singularly accepted scope for the region. However, it is sometimes defined as stretching from the Atlantic shores of t ...

Species

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Mecaspis alternans ''Mecaspis alternans'' is a species of cylindrical weevils belonging to the family Curculionidae. Description ''Mecaspis alternans'' can reach a length of about (rostrum excluded). The body is elongate shape, with a dark brown or greyish bas ...

'' (Herbst, 1795) * ''

Mecaspis bedeli ''Mecaspis'' is a genus of cylindrical weevils belonging to the family Curculionidae. This genus is present in most of Europe, in the East Palearctic realm, in the Near East and in North Africa. Species * ''Mecaspis alternans'' (Herbst, 1795) ...

'' Faust, 1904 * ''

Mecaspis emarginata ''Mecaspis'' is a genus of cylindrical weevils belonging to the family Curculionidae. This genus is present in most of Europe, in the East Palearctic realm, in the Near East and in North Africa. Species * '' Mecaspis alternans'' (Herbst, 1795) ...

'' (Fabricius, 1787) * ''

Mecaspis incisurata ''Mecaspis'' is a genus of cylindrical weevils belonging to the family Curculionidae. This genus is present in most of Europe, in the East Palearctic realm, in the Near East and in North Africa. Species * ''Mecaspis alternans'' (Herbst, 1795) ...

'' (Gyllenhal, 1834) * ''

Mecaspis nana ''Mecaspis'' is a genus of cylindrical weevils belonging to the family Curculionidae. This genus is present in most of Europe, in the East Palearctic realm, in the Near East and in North Africa. Species * ''Mecaspis alternans'' (Herbst, 1795) ...

'' (Gyllenhal, 1834) * ''

Mecaspis striatella ''Mecaspis'' is a genus of cylindrical weevils belonging to the family Curculionidae. This genus is present in most of Europe, in the East Palearctic realm, in the Near East and in North Africa. Species * ''Mecaspis alternans'' (Herbst, 1795) ...

'' (Fabricius, 1792)

References

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Fauna Europaea

Catalogue of Life
Lixinae {{Curculionidae-stub