Neoxenus
Valentine, 1998
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1- Neoxenus versicolor(Tropical Coppery Fungus Weevil)
Neoxenus is a of fungus weevils in the Anthribidae. The genus was established by Valentine in 1998 and contains approximately six described . Members of this genus are part of the diverse weevil fauna associated with fungal substrates.
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Taxonomic history
The Neoxenus was described by Valentine in 1998. The genus name has been used in other taxonomic contexts—notably Euptilotis neoxenus (Gould, 1838), the Eared Quetzal, a bird —but these represent independent nomenclatural acts with no biological relationship to the genus.