Mecaspis

Mecaspis
Museum specimen of Mecaspis alternans
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Curculionidae
Subfamily: Lixinae
Tribe: Cleonini
Genus:
Schönherr, 1823

Mecaspis is a genus of cylindrical weevils belonging to the family Curculionidae. This genus is present in most of Europe, in the East Palearctic realm, in the Near East and in North Africa.

Species

  • Mecaspis alternans (Herbst, 1795)
  • Mecaspis bedeli Faust, 1904
  • Mecaspis emarginata (Fabricius, 1787)
  • Mecaspis incisurata (Gyllenhal, 1834)
  • Mecaspis nana (Gyllenhal, 1834)
  • Mecaspis striatella (Fabricius, 1792)

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