Nanophyinae

Nanophyinae
Nanophyes brevis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Superfamily: Curculionoidea
Family: Brentidae
Subfamily: Nanophyinae
Gistel, 1848
Type genus
Nanophyes
Tribes
Synonyms
  • Nanophyeidae
  • Nanophyidae

Nanophyinae is a subfamily of weevils that belongs to the family Brentidae.

It was originally constructed by Johannes von Nepomuk Franz Xaver Gistel as the family Nanophyeidae in 1848,[1] also spelled Nanophyidae,[2] but has since been reclassified as a subfamily. Its type genus is Nanophyes.

Taxonomy

The subfamily contains two tribes, Corimaliini and Nanophyini.[3][1]

Corimaliini

Auth.: Alonso-Zarazaga, 1989

  1. Allomalia Alonso-Zarazaga, 1989
  2. Corimalia Gozis, 1885
  3. Hypophyes Reitter, 1916
  4. Titanomalia Alonso-Zarazaga, 1989

Nanophyini

Auth.: Gistel, 1848

  1. Alonsiellus Zherikhin, 1996
  2. Amphibolocorynus Schoenherr, 1847
  3. Austronanodes Zimmerman, 1993
  4. Chibizo Kantoh & Kojima, 2011
  5. Ctenomeropsis Voss, 1939
  6. Ctenomerus Schoenherr, 1843
  7. Damnux Lyal, 2003
  8. Dieckmanniellus Alonso-Zarazaga, 1989
  9. Diplophyes Marshall, 1933
  10. Hexatmetus Marshall, 1927
  11. Kantohia Alonso-Zarazaga & Perrin, 2011
  12. Lyalia Alonso-Zarazaga & Perrin, 2011
  13. Manoja Pajni & Bhateja, 1982
  14. Meregallia Alonso-Zarazaga, 1990
  15. Microon Alonso-Zarazaga, 1989
  16. Nanodactylus Blatchley, 1922
  17. Nanodiscus Kiesenwetter, 1864
  18. Nanomimus Alonso-Zarazaga, 1989
  19. Nanophyes Schönherr, 1838
  20. Oxycorax Alonso-Zarazaga, 1990
  21. Pericartiellus Alonso-Zarazaga, 1989
  22. Prionophyes Alonso-Zarazaga & Lyal, 1999
  23. Pseudorobitis L. Redtenbacher, 1868
  24. Pseudotychius Blatchley, 1922
  25. Shiva (beetle) Pajni & Bhateja, 1982
  26. Xenoon Alonso-Zarazaga, 1986
  27. Zeugonyx Notman, 1922
  28. Zherikhinia Alonso-Zarazaga, 1999
Unplaced genera
  1. Indophyes Friedman, 2012
  2. Zhangius Wang & Alonso-Zarazaga, 2026[4]

References

  1. 1 2 Nanophyinae in the Paleobiology Database
  2. ↑ Nanophyidae. Retrieved through: Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera on 2025-04-17.
  3. ↑ BioLib.cz: subfamily Nanophyinae Gistel, 1848 (retrieved 21 June 2026)
  4. ↑ Wang, Zhiliang; Alonso-Zarazaga, Miguel A. (2026-03-18). "A new nanophyine genus, Zhangius gen. nov., with descriptions of two new species (Coleoptera, Brentidae, Nanophyinae) from China and Thailand". ZooKeys (1273): 205–220. Bibcode:2026ZooK.1273..205W. doi:10.3897/zookeys.1273.175356. ISSN 1313-2970. PMC 13019346. PMID 41908137.
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