Acratus (beetle) explained
Acratus is a genus of primitive weevils in the family of beetles known as Brentidae. There are at least 30 described species in Acratus.
Species
These 34 species belong to the genus Acratus:
- Acratus apicalis Sharp, 1895
i c g- Acratus armatus Senna, 1897
i c g- Acratus bechynei Soares, 1970
i c g- Acratus bellus Soares, 1970
i c g- Acratus carioca Soares, 1970
i c g- Acratus diringshofeni Soares, 1970
i c g- Acratus disjunctus Kleine, 1927
i c g- Acratus durabilis Kleine, 1927
i c g- Acratus errabundus Kleine, 1927
i c g- Acratus expectatus Kleine, 1927
i c g- Acratus expressus Kleine, 1927
i c g- Acratus exquisitus Kleine, 1927
i c g- Acratus extraordinarius Kleine, 1927
i c g- Acratus extrarius Kleine, 1927
i c g- Acratus fallax Kleine, 1927
i c g- Acratus fidelis Kleine, 1927
i c g- Acratus gracilipes Soares, 1970
i c g- Acratus interruptolineatus (Gyllenhal, 1833)
i c g- Acratus laevigatus (Boheman, 1840)
i c g- Acratus mendax Soares, 1970
i c g- Acratus nitidissimus Soares, 1970
i c g- Acratus plumirostris (Boheman, 1840)
i c g- Acratus pohli Soares, 1970
i c g- Acratus propinquus Senna, 1890
i c g- Acratus pseudoarticulatus Soares, 1970
i c g- Acratus ruber (Erichson, 1847)
i c g- Acratus seabrai Soares and Meyer, 1959
i c g- Acratus seorsus Soares, 1970
i c g- Acratus subfasciatus (Boheman, 1840)
i c g- Acratus suratus (Boheman, 1840)
i c g- Acratus suturalis (Lund, 1800)
i c g- Acratus tarsatus (Gyllenhal, 1833)
i c g- Acratus telesi Soares and Meyer, 1959
i c g- Acratus villens Soares, 1970
i c gData sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.netFurther reading
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