Cneorhinini
Lacordaire, 1863
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1- Philopedon(broad-nosed weevils)
Cneorhinini is a tribe of weevils in the Entiminae, Curculionidae. The tribe was established by Lacordaire in 1863 and contains multiple distributed across West Africa and other regions. Members of this tribe are broad-nosed weevils, a characteristic feature of the Entiminae subfamily. The genus Ascopus, included in this tribe, has been documented from Guinea, Liberia, Ivory Coast, and Sierra Leone.
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How to pronounce Cneorhinini: /kniːəˈraɪnaɪnaɪ/
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Distribution
West Africa: documented from Guinea, Liberia, Ivory Coast, and Sierra Leone (based on records for Ascopus). Broader distribution of the tribe is not well documented in available sources.
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Taxonomic History
The tribe was established by Lacordaire in 1863 in his 'Histoire Naturelle des Insectes'. Oberprieler (2010) reclassified the weevil Cyclominae, which may have affected tribal-level classifications. Roudier (1961) revised of Cneorhinus within this tribe.
Observational Data
iNaturalist records 3,939 observations for this tribe, indicating moderate documentation through citizen science, though specific identifications to or level within these observations are not detailed in available sources.