Namaini is a tribe of soil-associated
weevil
Weevils are beetles belonging to the superfamily Curculionoidea, known for their elongated snouts. They are usually small, less than in length, and herbivorous. Approximately 97,000 species of weevils are known. They belong to several families, ...
s from
South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring count ...
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 ...
.
Genera
The following genera are recognized:
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Cervellaea''
Borovec & Meregalli, 2021
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Nama''
Borovec & Meregalli, 2013
# ''
Namaquania''
Borovec & Meregalli, 2021
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Pentamerica''
Borovec & Meregalli, 2021
# ''
Springbokia''
Borovec & Meregalli, 2021
# ''
Yamalaka''
Borovec & Meregalli, 2021
References
External links
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Entiminae
Beetle tribes
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