Oriental Broad-nosed Weevils
Cyphicerini
Classification
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Subphylum: Hexapoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Coleoptera
- Suborder: Polyphaga
- Superfamily: Curculionoidea
- Family: Curculionidae
- Subfamily: Entiminae
- Tribe: Cyphicerini
Pronunciation
How to pronounce Cyphicerini: //saɪˌfɪsɛˈriːnaɪ//
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Summary
Cyphicerini is a tribe of oriental broad-nosed weevils in the subfamily Entiminae, consisting of 134 genera and mostly native to Asia, with some species found in North America.
Distribution
Five of the six species present in North America are native to Asia and imported to the eastern United States; the sixth is native to Georgia and Florida.
Tags
- beetles
- Cyphicerini
- weevils
- Entiminae