Rhynchophorini Explained

The tribe Rhynchophorini is the largest member of the true weevil subfamily Dryophthorinae. Alonso-Zarazaga and Lyal (1999) treated it as a distinct subfamily, Rhynchophorinae (in the family Dryophthoridae).^[1] Weevils of this tribe have the pygidium (VII abdominal tergite) not covered by the elytra.

This tribe includes the largest weevils of the subfamily, such as palm weevils.

Genera and selected species

• Abrachius
• Cactophagus LeConte, 1876
• Cosmopolites Chevrolat, 1885
• Cyrtotrachelus
  • Cyrtotrachelus dux
• Dynamis
• Macrocheirus
• Mahakamia
• Metamasius Horn, 1873
• Omotemnus
• Otidognathus
• Paratasis
• Pristirhina
• Protocerius
• Rhodobaenus LeConte, 1876
• Rhynchodynamis
• Rhynchophorinus
• Rhynchophorus Herbst, 1795
  • Rhynchophorus palmarum  - American Palm Weevil
  • Rhynchophorus ferrugineus  - Red Palm Weevil
  • Rhynchophorus cruentatus  - Palmetto Weevil
• Scyphophorus Schönherr, 1838
• Sitophilus Schönherr, 1838
• Sphenophorus Schönherr, 1838

Notes and References

1. • Alonso-Zarazaga, M. A. & Lyal, C.H.C. 1999. A world catalogue of families and genera of Curculionoidea (Insecta: Coleoptera, excepting Scolytidae and Platypodidae). Entomopraxis, SCP Edition, Barcelona