Peritelini

Lacordaire, 1863

Peritelini is a tribe of broad-nosed within the Entiminae (: ), established by Lacordaire in 1863. The tribe comprises approximately 70+ distributed primarily across the Palaearctic region, with notable diversity in the Mediterranean basin including Spain, Italy, Sicily, and Portugal. Taxonomic revisions have led to significant reorganization, including the transfer of genera such as Solariola from Otiorhynchini and the exclusion of Caenopsis to Trachyphloeini. Recent systematic work has described numerous new genera and , particularly from underexplored regions of southern Europe.

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Pronunciation

How to pronounce Peritelini: //ˌpɛrɪˈtɛlɪnaɪ//

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Identification

Peritelini can be distinguished from related Entiminae tribes by combinations of rostral, antennal, and genitalic characters, though specific diagnostic features vary among constituent . The tribe was historically defined by characters now recognized as convergent, leading to multiple revisions. Solariola was transferred to Peritelini based on revised morphological including features of the and male . Caenopsis, previously associated with Peritelini, has been definitively excluded based on characters placing it in Trachyphloeini. Identification to genus level requires examination of , rostral groove structure, and aedeagal .

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Distribution

Palaearctic region, with highest diversity in the Mediterranean basin. Documented from Spain and the Iberian Peninsula (36 in ten ), Italy including Sicily and Calabria (genus Solariola), Portugal (Algarve region), and North Africa. The genus Dodomeira is to Sicily.

Similar Taxa

OtiorhynchiniHistorically confused with Peritelini; Solariola was transferred from Otiorhynchini to Peritelini based on revised morphological .
TrachyphloeiniCaenopsis was excluded from Peritelini and confirmed as belonging to Trachyphloeini based on morphological characters.

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Taxonomic instability

Peritelini has undergone extensive systematic revision. The Spanish fauna alone required description of two new (Euplister, Pseudoperitelus) and thirteen new as of 2010, indicating the tribe remains taxonomically poorly resolved.

Genus-level diversity

The tribe includes economically and ecologically significant such as Peritelus ( genus), Meira, Pseudomeira, and numerous lineages including the Sicilian genus Dodomeira with 39 .