Genus-level-taxon

Guides

• Peracalles

  hidden snout weevils

  Peracalles is a genus of hidden snout weevils established by D.G. Kissinger in 1964. The genus belongs to the family Curculionidae and contains at least two described species: Peracalles pectoralis (LeConte, 1876) and Peracalles ventrosus (LeConte, 1878). The common name "hidden snout weevils" refers to a morphological characteristic of this group, though specific details of this trait are not documented in available sources. The genus is rarely encountered, with few observations recorded.

  Curculionidaeweevilhidden-snout-weevilKissinger-1964North-American-faunararely-observedgenus-level-taxonColeopteraPolyphagaCucujiformiaCurculionoideaLeConte-speciespectoralisventrosus

• Pocadius

  hairy puffball beetle

  Pocadius is a genus of sap-feeding beetles in the family Nitidulidae, first described by Erichson in 1843. The genus comprises approximately 47 species distributed across tropical and subtropical regions worldwide, with particularly high diversity in Central and South America. Species were historically underdescribed, with a major revision in 2008 expanding the genus from nine to 47 recognized species. The genus includes both described larvae and adults, with some species associated with fungal substrates.

  Nitidulidaesap-beetlesfungus-beetlesColeopteratropical-beetlesgenus-level-taxon