Othippiini is a tribe of true weevils in the

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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 ...

. Of the eight genera in Othippiini, only '' Egiona'' and '' Othippia'' are not monotypic. '' Acoptus suturalis'' is the only species of the tribe found in the

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Genera

These eight genera belong to the tribe Othippiini: * '' Abrimoides'' Kojima & Lyal, 2002 * '' Acoptus'' LeConte, 1876 * '' Brimoda'' Pascoe, 1871 * '' Brimoides'' Kojima & Lyal, 2002 * '' Chelothippia'' Marshall, 1938 * '' Egiona'' Pascoe, 1874 * '' Othippia'' Pascoe, 1874 * '' Rimboda'' Heller, 1925

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