Rhynchophorini

The tribe Rhynchophorini is the largest member of the true weevil subfamily Dryophthorinae. Alonso-Zarazaga and Lyal (1999) treated it as a distinct subfamily, Rhynchophorinae (in the family Dryophthoridae).[1] Weevils of this tribe have the pygidium (VII abdominal tergite) not covered by the elytra.

Rhynchophorini
Male (left) and female specimens of Cyrtotrachelus dux
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Curculionidae
Subfamily:	Dryophthorinae
Tribe:	Rhynchophorini Schönherr, 1838

Sphenophorus cicatristriatus, Rocky Mountain Billbug

Cactophagus spinolae, Cactus weevil from Teotihuacan

This tribe includes the largest weevils of the subfamily, such as palm weevils.

Genera and selected species

• Abrachius
• Cactophagus LeConte, 1876[2]
• Cosmopolites Chevrolat, 1885[2]
• Cyrtotrachelus
  • Cyrtotrachelus dux
• Dynamis
• Macrocheirus
• Mahakamia
• Metamasius Horn, 1873[2]
• Omotemnus
• Otidognathus
• Paratasis
• Pristirhina
• Protocerius
• Rhodobaenus LeConte, 1876[2]
• Rhynchodynamis
• Rhynchophorinus
• Rhynchophorus Herbst, 1795[2]
  • Rhynchophorus palmarum – American Palm Weevil
  • Rhynchophorus ferrugineus – Red Palm Weevil
  • Rhynchophorus cruentatus – Palmetto Weevil
• Scyphophorus Schönherr, 1838[2]
• Sitophilus Schönherr, 1838[2]
• Sphenophorus Schönherr, 1838[2]

References

1. • 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, SCP Edition, Barcelona
2. "ITIS, Integrated Taxonomic Information System". Retrieved 2018-05-04.

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