Haplostethops

Casey, T.L., 1920

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Haplostethops is a of flower weevils in the Curculionidae, established by Thomas Lincoln Casey in 1920. The genus contains eight described , all described by Casey between 1892 and 1922. The genus name is masculine under ICZN Article 30.1.4.3, which specifies that compound genus-group names ending in -ops are treated as masculine regardless of derivation.

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Pronunciation

How to pronounce Haplostethops: /hæp.loʊˈstɛ.θɔps/

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Misconceptions

Some sources have treated the name Haplostethops as feminine, but this is incorrect. Under ICZN Article 30.1.4.3, compound genus-group names ending in -ops are masculine regardless of their derivation or original treatment by the author.

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