Merhynchites Explained

Merhynchites is a genus of leaf and bud weevils in the beetle family Attelabidae. There are about 12 described species in Merhynchites.

Species

These 12 species belong to the genus Merhynchites:

• Merhynchites bicolor (Fabricius, 1775) (rose curculio)
• Merhynchites cockerelli Pierce, 1913
• Merhynchites creticus Voss, 1955
• Merhynchites hungaricus Sharp, 1889
• Merhynchites palmi Hamilton, 1979
• Merhynchites palmii (Schaeffer, 1905)
• Merhynchites piceus Pierce, 1913
• Merhynchites ruber Fairmaire
• Merhynchites tricarinatus (Green, 1920)
• Merhynchites ventralis Pierce, 1913
• Merhynchites viridilustrans Pierce, 1913
• Merhynchites wickhami (Cockerell, 1912) (western rose curculio)

Further reading

• Book: Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 7: Curculionoidea I. 2013. Lobl . I.. Smetana . A.. Apollo Books. 978-90-04-26093-1.
• Book: Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 8: Curculionoidea II. 2013. Lobl . I.. Smetana . A.. Apollo Books. 978-90-04-25916-4.