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Brentinae

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Brentinae
Amorphocephala coronata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Brentidae
Subfamily: Brentinae
Billberg, 1820
Synonyms[1]

Trachelizinae Lacordaire, 1866

Brentinae is a subfamily of sometimes called "straight-snouted weevils" in the family of beetles known as Brentidae; both were based on the type genus Brentus and erected by Gustaf Johan Billberg in 1820.[2]

Brentus laticornis

Tribes and genera

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BioLib includes seven tribes,[1] three monogeneric:

Brentini Billberg, 1820

Selected genera:

Cyladini Schönherr, 1823
  1. Cylas Latreille, 1802
Cyphagogini H.J. Kolbe, 1892
Pholidochlamydini Damoiseau, 1962
  1. Pholidochlamys Lacordaire, 1866

Taphroderini

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Authority Lacordaire, 1865; all genera:

  1. Aulacoderes Chevrolat, 1839 - Madagascar
  2. Bolbocranius Kolbe, 1897 - mainland Africa
  3. Monrosiaia Haedo Rossi, 1960 - central America
  4. Plesiobolbus Kolbe, 1916 - Africa
  5. Taphroderes Schönherr, 1823 - Americas
  6. Taphroderoides Scivittaro, 1975
  7. Taphroderomimus Kleine, 1927
  8. Taphroderopsis Scivittaro, 1975
Trachelizini Lacordaire, 1865
Ulocerini Schönherr, 1823
  1. Ulocerus Schönherr, 1823

Data sources: i = ITIS,[3] c = Catalogue of Life,[4] g = GBIF,[5] b = Bugguide.net[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b BioLib.cz: subfamily straight-snouted weevils - Brentinae Billberg, 1820 (retrieved 5 April 2025)
  2. ^ Billberg GJ (1820) Enumeratio Insectorum in Musaeo Gust. Joh. Billberg. Typis Gadelianis. Stockholm: 138 pp.
  3. ^ "Brentinae Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
  4. ^ "Catalogue of Life". Retrieved 2018-04-25.
  5. ^ "GBIF". Retrieved 2018-04-25.
  6. ^ "Brentinae Subfamily Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-25.

Further reading

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  • Media related to Brentinae at Wikimedia Commons