Zygopini is a tribe of twig and stem weevils in the
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 ...
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.
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[ There are more than 20 genera and at least 250 described species in Zygopini. 83 species are currently known from the 11 genera occurring north of South America, 8 genera occur exclusively in South America, and 2 are recorded from Africa.][
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Genera
These 22 genera belong to the tribe Zygopini:Arachnomorpha
Arachnomorpha is a proposed subdivision or clade of Arthropoda, comprising the group formed by the trilobites and their close relatives (Artiopoda), Megacheira (which may be paraphyletic) and chelicerates. Under this proposed classification sche ...
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* '' Archocopturus'' Heller, 1895
* '' Colpothorax'' Desbrochers, 1890
* '' Copturosomus'' Heller, 1895
* '' Cylindrocopturus'' Heller, 1895
* †'' Geratozygops'' Davis and Engel, 2006
* ''Helleriella
''Helleriella'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains two known species, native to Mexico and Central America.
*'' Helleriella guerrerensis'' Dressler & Hágsater - Guerrero
*'' Helleriella nicaraguensis ...
'' Champion, 1906
* '' Hemicolpus'' Heller, 1895
* '' Hypoplagius'' Desbrochers, 1891
* '' Isocopturus'' Hustache, 1931
* '' Larides'' Champion, 1906
* '' Lissoderes'' Champion, 1906
* '' Macrotimorus'' Heller, 1895
* '' Parazygops'' Desbrochers, 1890
* '' Peltophorus'' Schoenherr, 1845
* '' Phileas'' Champion, 1906
* '' Philenis'' Champion, 1906
* '' Timorus'' Schoenherr, 1838
* '' Xeniella'' Hustache, 1931
* '' Zygops'' Schoenherr, 1825
* '' Zygopsella'' Champion, 1906
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