Brachysomus
Schönherr, 1823
Species Guides
1Brachysomus is a of weevils in the Curculionidae, Entiminae, tribe Sciaphilini. First described by Schönherr in 1823, the genus currently comprises approximately 56 distributed primarily across the Palaearctic region. The genus was formerly known as Platytarsus (Schoenherr, 1840), now synonymized. Brachysomus species are small to medium-sized broad-nosed weevils characterized by distinctive morphological features including particular arrangements of setae and body sculpturing.
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How to pronounce Brachysomus: /brəˈkɪsəməs/
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Distribution
Palaearctic region, with documented in Greece, Bulgaria, Romania, Serbia, and broader European and Asian temperate zones. Specific records include first documented occurrences of B. fremuthi in Romania, B. carpathicus in Serbia, and B. ponticus in Greece.
Similar Taxa
- FoucartiaFormerly contained now transferred to Brachysomus (B. lituratus comb. n.)
- EurosphalmusReceived transferred from Brachysomus (E. tenuicollis, E. cribrarius comb. n.)
- NanomiasReceived transferred from Brachysomus (N. skodai comb. n.)
- ChiloneusReceived transferred from Brachysomus (C. bonnairei comb. n.)
Sources and further reading
- BugGuide
- Wikipedia
- iNaturalist taxon
- NCBI Taxonomy
- Catalogue of Life
- A review of the genus Brachysomus Schoenherr (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Entiminae)
- Reproductive cycle of Calamus brachysomus (Teleostei: Sparidae) in the Central Gulf of California, BCS, Mexico
- Redescripción de Haliotrematoides mediohamides (Monogenea: Dactylogyridae), un parásito branquial del sargo Calamus brachysomus (Perciformes: Sparidae) del océano Pacífico oriental
- Feeding habits of the Pacific Porgy Calamus brachysomus (Teleostei: Sparidae) in the central Gulf of California, Baja California Sur, Mexico