Agraphini

Horn, 1876

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Agraphini is a small weevil tribe in the Entiminae, established by Horn in 1876. It contains only two —Agraphus and Paragraphus—each represented by a single . The tribe is to the Atlantic coastal region of the eastern United States.

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How to pronounce Agraphini: /ˌæɡrəˈfaɪnaɪ/

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Distribution

to the east coast of the United States.

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Taxonomic composition

Agraphini is among the smallest weevil tribes, containing only two : Agraphus Horn, 1876 and Paragraphus Sleeper, 1954.

Research history

The tribe was first defined by George Henry Horn in 1876 within his treatment of Otiorhynchidae for 'The Rhynchophora of America North of Mexico'.

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