Brentinae

Brentinae
Amorphocephala coronata
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Brentidae
Subfamily:
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]

Tribes and genera

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

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

  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

  • Sforzi, Alessandra; Bartolozzi, Luca (2004). Sforzi, Alessandra; Bartolozzi, Luca (eds.). Brentidae of the world (Coleoptera, Curculionoidea). Monographie del Museo Regionale di Scienze Naturali, Torino. Vol. 39. Museo Regionale di Scienze Naturali. ISBN 978-88-86041-35-5. ISSN 1121-7545.
  • Anderson, Robert S.; Kissinger, David G. (2002). "Family 129: Brentidae Billberg, 1820". In Arnett, Ross H. Jr.; Thomas, Michael C.; Skelley, Paul E.; Frank, J. Howard (eds.). American Beetles, Volume II: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea. CRC Press. pp. 711–719. ISBN 978-0-8493-0954-0.
  • Douglas, H.; Bouchard, P.; Anderson, R. S.; de Tonnancour, P.; et al. (2013). "New Curculionoidea (Coleoptera) records for Canada". ZooKeys (681): 13–48. doi:10.3897/zookeys.681.12469. PMC 5523881. PMID 28769721.
  • 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.
  • LeConte, J. L. (1861). Classification of the Coleoptera of North America. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections. Vol. 3. Smithsonian Institution. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.38459. ISBN 978-0665100550. {{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)
  • Media related to Brentinae at Wikimedia Commons