Thief Weevils

Pterocolinae

Classification

Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Superfamily: Curculionoidea
Family: Attelabidae
Subfamily: Pterocolinae

Pronunciation

How to pronounce Pterocolinae: //ˌtɛrəkoʊˈlaɪni//

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Images

Leaf-Rolling Weevil (6218257381) by Bob Peterson from North Palm Beach, Florida, Planet Earth!. Used under a CC BY-SA 2.0 license.

Nest of Homoeolabus analis, the oak leaf rolling weevil by Jacona. Used under a CC BY-SA 4.0 license.

Summary

Pterocolinae, known as Thief Weevils, is the smallest subfamily of the Coleoptera, represented by a single species locally, with a total of 20 species in 2 genera. The genus Pterocolus consists of about 16 described species.

Habitat

On many trees and shrubs

Distribution

New World, primarily Neotropical, extending in the area from eastern North America north to Ontario and southwest to Texas and Arizona