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Checklist for Family Brentidae Billberg, 1820 (Brenthidae)
and region Botswana (Southern Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
315
2340
4567
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
313
2338
4562
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
297
2276
4408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
205
1928
3874
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
47
658
1476
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
43
537
1145
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
20
243
384
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Curculionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark Beetles, Snout Beetles and Bark Beetles, Weevils
4
52
97
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyBrentidae
Billberg, 1820
Brenthidae, Cycad weevils, New York weevil, Primitive
5
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Botswana
5 Genera with 11 Species
Cylas Latrreille, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Episus Billberg, 18405SpeciesTaxom
Gyllenhalia Aurivillius, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Microcerus Schoenherr, 18553SpeciesTaxom
Orapaeus Kuschel and ..., 19941SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Botswana
11 Species
Cylas cyanescens Boheman, 1833
Episus angusticollis Fåhraeus, 1871
Episus contractus Fåhraeus, 1871
Episus echinatus Boheman, 1840
Episus hopei Boheman, 1840
Episus inermicollis Gyllenhal, 1840Flutemouth
Gyllenhalia crinita Marshall, 1959Arrowshaft
Microcerus costalis Fåhraeus, 1871
Microcerus spiniger Gerstäcker, 1855
Microcerus subcaudatus Gerstäcker, 1855
Orapaeus cretaceus G. Kuschel, 1994Japanese pineconefish

Subnodes of Brentidae with occurrences in Botswana
SubfamilyBrentinae
Billberg, 1820
Straight-snouted weevils
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEurhynchinae
Lacordaire, 1863
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMicrocerinae
Lacordaire, 1863
3
9
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Brentidae at gbif.org
Brentidae at irmng.org
Brentidae at itis.gov