Mecinus Explained

Mecinus is a genus of true weevils in the family of beetles known as Curculionidae. There are at least 90 described species in Mecinus.

Species

These 95 species belong to the genus Mecinus:

• Mecinus aestivus Caldara, 2001

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• Mecinus albipubens Reitter, 1907

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• Mecinus alboscutellatus Caldara, 2001

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• Mecinus alpinus Hustache, 1941

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• Mecinus alternans Kirsch, 1870

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• Mecinus andalusicus Faust, 1890

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• Mecinus angustatus Desbrochers, 1893

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• Mecinus aubei Desbrochers, 1893

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• Mecinus barbarus Gyllenhal, 1838

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• Mecinus bonnairei Caldara, 2001

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• Mecinus brevithorax Desbrochers, 1893

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• Mecinus bulgaricus Angelov, 1971

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• Mecinus caucasicus Caldara, 2001

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• Mecinus cerasi

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• Mecinus circulatus Stephens, 1829

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• Mecinus collaris Dejean, 1821

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• Mecinus comosus Boheman, 1845

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• Mecinus concavirostris Caldara, 2001

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• Mecinus corifoliae Tosevski & Jovic, 2014

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• Mecinus crassifemur Caldara, 2001

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• Mecinus cuprifer Dejean, 1821

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• Mecinus curvirostris Petri, 1926

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• Mecinus desertorum Caldara, 2001

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• Mecinus dorsalis Aubé, 1850

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• Mecinus echinatus Desbrochers, 1893

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• Mecinus elongatus Caldara, 2001

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• Mecinus erythrocerus Abeille, 1910

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• Mecinus erythrocnemus Abeille de Perrin, 1910

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• Mecinus fairmairei Tournier, 1873

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• Mecinus favarcqi Pic, 1915

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• Mecinus filiformis Aubé, 1850

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• Mecinus fimbriatus Germar, E.F., 1821

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• Mecinus haemorrhoidalis Stephens, 1831

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• Mecinus hariolus Reitter, 1907

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• Mecinus henrici Caldara, 2001

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• Mecinus hesteticus Vitale, 1906

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• Mecinus heydeni Wencker, 1866

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• Mecinus horridulus Desbrochers, 1893

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• Mecinus humeralis Tournier, 1873

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• Mecinus ianthinus Germar, 1821

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• Mecinus ictericus Caldara, 2001

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• Mecinus janthiniformis Tosevski & Caldara in Tosevski, Caldara, Jovic, Hernández-Vera, baviera, Gassmann & Emerson, 2011

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• Mecinus janthinus Thomson, 1865

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• Mecinus kaemmereri Wagner, 1927

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• Mecinus kämmereri Wagner, 1927

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• Mecinus labilis (Herbst, J.F.W., 1795)

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• Mecinus laeviceps Tournier, 1873

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• Mecinus latiusculus Caldara, 2001

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• Mecinus limbatus Dejean, 1821

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• Mecinus lineicollis Reitter, 1907

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• Mecinus linnavuorii Caldara, 2001

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• Mecinus longirostris Caldara, 2001

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• Mecinus longiusculus Boheman, 1845

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• Mecinus longulus Caldara, 2001

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• Mecinus ludyi Caldara, 2001

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• Mecinus marginatus Germar, E.F., 1821

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• Mecinus marina Caldara, 2001

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• Mecinus marmota Caldara, 2001

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• Mecinus meridionalis Tosevski & Jovic, 2014

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• Mecinus nasutus Tournier, 1873

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• Mecinus nigronotatus Caldara, 2001

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• Mecinus paratychioides Caldara, 2001

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• Mecinus pascuorum (Gyllenhal, 1813)

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• Mecinus peterharrisi Tosevski & Caldara, 2014

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• Mecinus pici Reitter, 1907

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• Mecinus pinastri Dejean, 1821

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• Mecinus pipistrellus Caldara, 2001

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• Mecinus pirazzolii Caldara, 2001

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• Mecinus plantaginis Caldara, 2001

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• Mecinus pyraster (Herbst, 1795)

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• Mecinus raphaelis Baviera & Caldara, 2014

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• Mecinus reichei Tournier, 1873

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• Mecinus rufipennis Pic, 1915

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• Mecinus sanctus Caldara, 2001

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• Mecinus schneideri Kirsch, 1870

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• Mecinus semicylindricus Dejean, 1821

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• Mecinus seriatus Caldara, 2001

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• Mecinus setosus Kiesenwetter, 1864

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• Mecinus setulosus Pic, 1896

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• Mecinus sicardi Hustache, 1920

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• Mecinus simus Caldara, 2001

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• Mecinus subcylindricus Pic, 1896

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• Mecinus sublineellus Fairmaire, 1880

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• Mecinus suturalis Reitter, 1907

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• Mecinus tanaiticus Arzanov, 2000

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• Mecinus tavaresi Hoffmann, 1958

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• Mecinus teretiusculus Boheman, 1845

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• Mecinus theresae Reitter, 1907

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• Mecinus tournieri Fairmaire, 1876

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• Mecinus tychioides Caldara, 2001

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• Mecinus variabilis Caldara, 2001

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• Mecinus variegatus Sturm, 1826

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• Mecinus venturensis Hoffmann, 1958

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• Mecinus violaceus Dejean, 1821

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• Mecinus zherichini Caldara, 2001

^cData sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net

Further reading

• Book: Alonso-Zarazaga . Miguel A.. Lyal . Christopher H.C.. 1999. A World Catalogue of Families and Genera of Curculionoidea (Insecta: Coleoptera) (Excepting Scotylidae and Platypodidae). Entomopraxis. 84-605-9994-9.
• Book: Arnett . R.H. Jr.. Thomas . M. C.. Skelley . P. E.. Frank . J. H.. 2002. American Beetles, Volume II: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea. CRC Press. 978-0849309540.
• Book: Blatchley . W.S.. 1910. An illustrated descriptive catalogue of the Coleoptera, beetles (exclusive of the Rhynchophora) known to occur in Indiana. Nature Pub..
• Bouchard . Patrice. Bousquet . Yves. Davies . Anthony E.. Alonso-Zarazaga . Miguel A.. Lawrence . John F.. Lyal . Chris H. C.. Newton . Alfred F.. Reid . Chris A. M.. Schmitt . Michael. Ślipiński . S. Adam. Smith . Andrew B. T.. 4. 2011. Family-group names in Coleoptera (Insecta). ZooKeys. Pensoft Publishers. 88. 1–972. 1313-2989. 10.3897/zookeys.88.807. 21594053. 3088472. free.
• Book: LeConte . J.L.. 1861. Classification of the Coleoptera of North America. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections. Smithsonian Institution. 3. 136. 0665100558. 10.5962/bhl.title.38459. free.
• O'Brien . Charles W.. Wibmer . Guillermo J.. 1982. Annotated checklist of the weevils (Curculionidae sensu lato) of North America, Central America, and the West Indies (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea). Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute. 34.
• Book: White. Richard E.. 1998. 1983. A Field Guide to the Beetles of North America (Peterson Field Guides). Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. 0395910897. registration.

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