Oosomini is a tribe of

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 fa ...

s 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 ''Pachyrhynchus, Pachyrrhynchus''. In co ...

Genera

* '' Barianus'' * '' Basothorhynchus'' * '' Brachycyclus'' * '' Bryochaeta'' * '' Catalalus'' * '' Chalepoderus'' * '' Cladeyterus'' * '' Cosmorhinus'' * '' Cycliscus'' * '' Ellimenistes'' * '' Ellimorrhinus'' * '' Eurhynchomys'' * '' Glyptosomus'' * '' Holcolaccus'' * '' Neobrachyocyrtus'' * '' Neobryocheta'' * '' Oosomus'' * '' Periderces'' * '' Phlyctinus'' * '' Piezoderes'' * '' Porpacus'' * '' Pyctoderes'' * '' Rhysoderes'' * '' Syntaptocerus''

References

* Lacordaire, T. 1863: Histoire Naturelle des Insectes. Genera des Coléoptères ou exposé méthodique et critique de tous les genres proposés jusqu'ici dans cet ordre d'insectes. Vol.: 6. Roret. Paris: 637 pp. * Alonso-Zarazaga, M.A.; Lyal, C.H.C. 1999: A world catalogue of families and genera of Curculionoidea (Insecta: Coleoptera) (excepting Scolytidae and Platypodidae). Entomopraxis, Barcelona.

External links

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Basothorhynchus endroedyi • A New Oosomini Genus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Entiminae) from the Highland Plateau of Lesotho
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