Mecinini

Mecinini

Classification

Pronunciation

How to pronounce Mecinini: /mɛ.sɪˈniː.niː/

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Images

Mecinus pyraster (10.3897-zookeys.939.50612) Figure 14 by Gosik R, Skuhrovec J, Caldara R, Toševski I (2020) Immature stages of Palearctic Mecinus species (Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Curculioninae): morphological characters diagnostic at genus and species levels. ZooKeys 939: 87-165. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.939.50612. Used under a CC BY 4.0 license.
Mecinus pyraster by Syrio. Used under a CC BY-SA 4.0 license.
Mecinus pascuorum (10.3897-zookeys.939.50612) Figure 2 by Gosik R, Skuhrovec J, Caldara R, Toševski I (2020) Immature stages of Palearctic Mecinus species (Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Curculioninae): morphological characters diagnostic at genus and species levels. ZooKeys 939: 87-165. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.939.50612. Used under a CC BY 4.0 license.
Mecinus pyraster 297943416 by Don Loarie. Used under a CC BY 4.0 license.
Gymnetron antirrhini, Dovey Junction, North Wales, Aug 2016 - Flickr - janetgraham84 by Janet Graham. Used under a CC BY 2.0 license.
Mecinus pascuorum, Deeside, North Wales, June 2015 (19579587760) by Janet Graham. Used under a CC BY 2.0 license.

Summary

Mecinini is a tribe of true weevils within the family Curculionidae, consisting of approximately 10 species across 4 genera in the local area and around 100 species in total across 6 genera in the Palaearctic region.

Distribution

Palaearctic region, with very few native species; only one found in North America and one in South Africa.

Similar Taxa

Tags

  • beetles
  • weevils
  • Mecinini