Orimodema

Horn, 1876

broad-nosed weevils

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Orimodema is a of broad-nosed weevils in the Curculionidae, containing a single described , O. protracta. The genus was established by Horn in 1876 and is classified within the tribe Byrsopagini of Entiminae. Observations are concentrated in Mexico and the United States.

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How to pronounce Orimodema: /ˌɔːrɪˈmoʊdəmə/

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Distribution

Recorded from Mexico and the United States based on distribution data.

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Monotypic genus

Orimodema contains only one described , O. protracta.

Taxonomic authority

The was described by George Henry Horn in 1876.

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