Lymantes
| Lymantes | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Superfamily: | Curculionoidea |
| Family: | Curculionidae |
| Subfamily: | Molytinae |
| Genus: | Lymantes Schönherr, 1838 |
Lymantes is a genus of true weevils in the beetle family Curculionidae found in North America and Central America.[1][2][3] They are typically found in leaf litter. Some Lymantes species are known to live in or around caves.[4]
Weevils in the genus Lymantes generally have elongate bodies with densely punctuated dorsi and reduced or absent eyes. They are sexually dimorphic; males have more prominent scrobes and a slightly wider rostrum. The cuticles of the species range from black, to brown, to reddish in color.[4]
The natural history of the Lymantes weevils is largely unknown.[4]
Species
These nine species belong to the genus Lymantes:
- Lymantes arkansasensis Sleeper, 1965
- Lymantes dietrichi Sleeper, 1965
- Lymantes fowleri Anderson, 2016
- Lymantes nadineae Anderson in Paquin & Anderson in Cokendolfer & Reddell (eds.), 2009
- Lymantes obrieni Anderson, 2016
- Lymantes puteolatum (Dury, 1901)
- Lymantes sandersoni Sleeper, 1965
- Lymantes scrobicollis Gyllenhal, 1838
- Lymantes squamirostris Osella, 1989
References
- ↑ "Lymantes Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ↑ "Lymantes". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ↑ "Lymantes genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- 1 2 3 Anderson, Robert S. (2016). "A Taxonomic Revision of the Genus Lymantes Schönherr, 1838 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Molytinae: Lymantini) in the United States of America" (PDF). The Coleopterists Bulletin. 70 (1). The Coleopterists Society: 111–124. doi:10.1649/072.070.0115 – via BioOne.
Further reading
- O'Brien, Charles W.; Wibmer, Guillermo J. (1982). "Annotated checklist of the weevils (Curculionidae sensu lato) of North America, Central America, and the West Indies (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea)" (PDF). Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute.
- Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2013). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 7: Curculionoidea I. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-26093-1.
- Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2013). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 8: Curculionoidea II. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-25916-4.
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