Pteracanthus (beetle)

Pteracanthus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Superfamily: Curculionoidea
Family: Curculionidae
Genus: Pteracanthus
Dejean, P.F.M.A., 1835

Pteracanthus is a genus of weevils. There are 2 species assigned to this genus, one of which is only provisionally accepted:[1]

  • Pteracanthus smidti Boheman, C.H. in Schönherr, C.J., 1843 (provisionally accepted)
  • Pteracanthus smidtii (Fabricius, J.C., 1802)

References

  1. ↑ "Pteracanthus Dejean, P.F.M.A., 1835". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 15 August 2026.