''Orchestes'' is a genus of
beetle
Beetles are insects that form the Taxonomic rank, order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Holometabola. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 40 ...
s either classified in the subfamily
Rhynchaeninae or in the tribe
Rhamphini
Rhamphini is a weevil tribe in the subfamily Curculioninae
The beetle subfamily Curculioninae is part of the weevil family (biology), family Curculionidae. It contains over 23,500 described species in 2,200 genera, and is therefore the large ...
of the subfamily
Curculioninae
The beetle subfamily Curculioninae is part of the weevil family (biology), family Curculionidae. It contains over 23,500 described species in 2,200 genera, and is therefore the largest weevil subfamily. Given that the beetle order (biology), or ...
, of 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 ...
. It encompasses six species in North America, including ''
Orchestes steppensis
''Orchestes'' is a genus of beetles either classified in the subfamily Rhynchaeninae or in the tribe Rhamphini of the subfamily Curculioninae, of the family Curculionidae. It encompasses six species in North America, including '' Orchestes step ...
'', and more in Eurasia. It was previously regarded as a
synonym
A synonym is a word, morpheme, or phrase that means precisely or nearly the same as another word, morpheme, or phrase in a given language. For example, in the English language, the words ''begin'', ''start'', ''commence'', and ''initiate'' are a ...
of ''
Rhynchaenus'', which is now used with a much more restricted definition. The name ''Pedetes'' (normally used for the
springhare
''Pedetes'' is a genus of rodent, the springhares, in the family Pedetidae. Members of the genus are distributed across southern and Eastern Africa.
Species
A number of species both extant and extinct are classified in the genus ''Pedetes''. ...
s) has been used as a manuscript name for this genus around 1799, but not published as a valid name.
[Creutzer, 1799, p. 126; Crotch, 1870, p. 51]
Species
* ''
Orchestes affinis''
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Orchestes africanus
''Orchestes'' is a genus of beetles either classified in the subfamily Rhynchaeninae or in the tribe Rhamphini of the subfamily Curculioninae, of the family Curculionidae. It encompasses six species in North America, including ''Orchestes stepp ...
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Orchestes alboscutellatus''
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Orchestes alni''
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Orchestes amplithorax
''Orchestes'' is a genus of beetles either classified in the subfamily Rhynchaeninae or in the tribe Rhamphini of the subfamily Curculioninae, of the family Curculionidae. It encompasses six species in North America, including ''Orchestes steppen ...
''
* ''
Orchestes amurensis
''Orchestes'' is a genus of beetles either classified in the subfamily Rhynchaeninae or in the tribe Rhamphini of the subfamily Curculioninae, of the family Curculionidae. It encompasses six species in North America, including ''Orchestes stepp ...
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* ''
Orchestes angustifrons
''Orchestes'' is a genus of beetles either classified in the subfamily Rhynchaeninae or in the tribe Rhamphini of the subfamily Curculioninae, of the family Curculionidae. It encompasses six species in North America, including ''Orchestes stepp ...
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* ''
Orchestes animosus
''Orchestes'' is a genus of beetles either classified in the subfamily Rhynchaeninae or in the tribe Rhamphini of the subfamily Curculioninae, of the family Curculionidae. It encompasses six species in North America, including ''Orchestes stepp ...
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* ''
Orchestes anoploidens
''Orchestes'' is a genus of beetles either classified in the subfamily Rhynchaeninae or in the tribe Rhamphini of the subfamily Curculioninae, of the family Curculionidae. It encompasses six species in North America, including ''Orchestes stepp ...
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* ''
Orchestes aterrimus
''Orchestes'' is a genus of beetles either classified in the subfamily Rhynchaeninae or in the tribe Rhamphini of the subfamily Curculioninae, of the family Curculionidae. It encompasses six species in North America, including ''Orchestes stepp ...
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* ''
Orchestes atricapillus
''Orchestes'' is a genus of beetles either classified in the subfamily Rhynchaeninae or in the tribe Rhamphini of the subfamily Curculioninae, of the family Curculionidae. It encompasses six species in North America, including '' Orchestes step ...
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* ''
Orchestes australiae
''Orchestes'' is a genus of beetles either classified in the subfamily Rhynchaeninae or in the tribe Rhamphini of the subfamily Curculioninae, of the family Curculionidae. It encompasses six species in North America, including ''Orchestes stepp ...
''
* ''
Orchestes avellanae
''Orchestes'' is a genus of beetles either classified in the subfamily Rhynchaeninae or in the tribe Rhamphini of the subfamily Curculioninae, of the family Curculionidae. It encompasses six species in North America, including ''Orchestes stepp ...
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* ''
Orchestes betuleti
''Orchestes'' is a genus of beetles either classified in the subfamily Rhynchaeninae or in the tribe Rhamphini of the subfamily Curculioninae, of the family Curculionidae. It encompasses six species in North America, including ''Orchestes stepp ...
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* ''
Orchestes bifasciatus
''Orchestes'' is a genus of beetles either classified in the subfamily Rhynchaeninae or in the tribe Rhamphini of the subfamily Curculioninae, of the family Curculionidae. It encompasses six species in North America, including ''Orchestes stepp ...
''
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Orchestes bimaculatus''
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Orchestes calcar''
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Orchestes calceatus''
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Orchestes camerunicus''
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Orchestes carnifex''
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Orchestes cinereus''
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Orchestes confinis''
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Orchestes confundatus''
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Orchestes crassus''
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Orchestes crinitus''
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Orchestes decoratus''
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Orchestes depressus''
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Orchestes distans''
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Orchestes ephippiatus''
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Orchestes erythropus''
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Orchestes fagi''
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Orchestes fasciculatus''
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Orchestes ferrugineus''
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Orchestes flavescens''
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Orchestes flavus''
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Orchestes foedatus''
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Orchestes fragariae''
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Orchestes harunire''
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Orchestes haematicus''
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Orchestes horii''
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Orchestes horridus''
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Orchestes hortorum''
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Orchestes hustachei''
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Orchestes ilicis''
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Orchestes illinoisensis''
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Orchestes japonicus''
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Orchestes jota''
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Orchestes koltzei''
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Orchestes lateritius''
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Orchestes lecontei''
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Orchestes lonicerae''
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Orchestes maurus''
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Orchestes melancholicus''
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Orchestes melanocephalus''
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Orchestes mixtus''
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Orchestes mollis''
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Orchestes monedula''
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Orchestes mutabilis''
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Orchestes nigricollis''
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Orchestes nigriventris''
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Orchestes nitens''
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Orchestes ornatus''
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Orchestes pacificus''
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Orchestes pallicornis''
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Orchestes pallidior''
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Orchestes peregrinus''
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Orchestes perpusillus''
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Orchestes pilosus''
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Orchestes plantaris''
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Orchestes populi''
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Orchestes pratensis''
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Orchestes puberulus''
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Orchestes pubescens''
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Orchestes pulicarius''
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Orchestes quercus''
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Orchestes rhodopus''
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Orchestes rufescens''
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Orchestes ruficornis''
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Orchestes rufipennis''
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Orchestes rufitarsis''
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Orchestes rufus''
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Orchestes rugosus''
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Orchestes rusci''
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Orchestes saliceti''
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Orchestes salicis''
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Orchestes salicola''
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Orchestes sanguinipes''
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Orchestes scitus''
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Orchestes scutellaris''
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Orchestes semirufus''
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Orchestes signatus''
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Orchestes signifer''
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Orchestes similis''
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Orchestes sparsus''
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Orchestes spinosus''
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Orchestes steppensis
''Orchestes'' is a genus of beetles either classified in the subfamily Rhynchaeninae or in the tribe Rhamphini of the subfamily Curculioninae, of the family Curculionidae. It encompasses six species in North America, including '' Orchestes step ...
''
* ''
Orchestes stigma''
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Orchestes subfasciatus''
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Orchestes suturalis''
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Orchestes testaceus''
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Orchestes tomentosus''
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Orchestes uniformis''
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Orchestes waltoni''
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Orchestes weidenbachianus''
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Orchestes vestitus''
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Orchestes viminalis''
* ''
Orchestes x-album''
References
Literature cited
* Anderson, R.S. 1989
Revision of the subfamily Rhynchaeninae in North America (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)(subscription required). Transactions of the American Entomological Society 115(3):207–312.
* Anderson, R.S., O'Brien, C.W., Salsbury, G.A. and Krauth, S.J. 2007
''Orchestes alni'' (L.) newly discovered in North America (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)(subscription required). Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 80(1):78–79.
* Creutzer, C. 1799
Entomologische Versuche Schaumburg und comp.
* Crotch, G.R. 1870
The genera of Coleoptera studied chronologically (1735–1801) Transactions of the Royal Entomological Society of London 1870(1):41–52.
External links
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Curculioninae
Taxa named by Johann Karl Wilhelm Illiger