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Cleopomiarus
Cleopomiarus is a genus of weevils in the tribe Mecinini (Curculionidae), established by Pierce in 1919. The genus comprises approximately 21 Holarctic species, including two North American and 19 Palaearctic species, with additional species described from China. Species are associated with Campanulaceae host plants. Cleopomiarus was historically conflated with the genus Miarus but has been reinstated as distinct based on morphological characters of adults and immature stages.
Mecinini
Mecinini is a tribe of true weevils (Curculionidae: Curculioninae) comprising six genera: Cleopomiarus, Gymnetron, Mecinus, Miarus, Rhinumiarus, and Rhinusa. The tribe is distributed across the Palaearctic, Afrotropical, and Neotropical regions, with most diversity in the Palaearctic. Species are specialized herbivores, primarily associated with Campanulaceae, Scrophulariaceae, and Plantaginaceae. Several species have been introduced to North America as biological control agents for invasive toadflax (Linaria spp.).