Mesites (beetle) explained

Mesites is a genus of true weevils in the family of beetles known as Curculionidae. There are at least 30 described species in Mesites.

Species

These 31 species belong to the genus Mesites:

• Mesites aequitanus Reitter, E., 1898

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• Mesites akbesianus Desbr., 1894-95

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• Mesites angustior Pic, M., 1900

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• Mesites aquitanus Fairmaire, L., 1859

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• Mesites ater Lindberg, 1950

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• Mesites complanatus Wollaston, T.V., 1861

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• Mesites crassaticornis Peyerimhoff, 1949

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• Mesites cribratus Fairmaire, L., 1856

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• Mesites cribripennis Desbr., 1892-93

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• Mesites cunipes Boheman, 1838

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• Mesites deserticus Escalera, 1914

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• Mesites euphorbiae Wollaston, T.V., 1854

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• Mesites fusiformis Wollaston, T.V., 1861

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• Mesites gomerensis Uyttenboogaart, 1937

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• Mesites hesperus Wollaston, T.V., 1867

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• Mesites hozmani Folwaczny, 1984

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• Mesites maderensis Wollaston, T.V., 1854

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• Mesites mimoides Voss, 1934

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• Mesites mogadoricus Escalera, 1914

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• Mesites nitidicollis Folwaczny, 1973

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• Mesites pallidipennis Boheman, 1838

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• Mesites persimilis Wollaston, T.V., 1861

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• Mesites proximus Wollaston, T.V., 1861

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• Mesites pubipennis Wollaston, T.V., 1861

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• Mesites rubricatus Hoffmann, 1965

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• Mesites rufipennis LeConte, 1878

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• Mesites subcylindricus (Horn, 1873)

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• Mesites subvittatus Motschulsky, V. de, 1866

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• Mesites suturalis Motschulsky, V. de, 1866

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• Mesites tardyi Curtis, J., 1825

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• Mesites therondi Tempère, 1961

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

Further reading

• Annotated checklist of the weevils (Curculionidae sensu lato) of North America, Central America, and the West Indies (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea). 1982. O'Brien . Charles W.. Wibmer . Guillermo J.. Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute.
• 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.