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Checklist for Family Brentidae Billberg, 1820 (Brenthidae)
and region Cape (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
630
8507
21838
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
628
8495
21797
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
600
8347
21509
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
384
6839
18665
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
98
2243
6022
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
85
1986
5309
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
45
1088
2022
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Curculionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark Beetles, Snout Beetles and Bark Beetles, Weevils
6
330
1048
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyBrentidae
Billberg, 1820
Brenthidae, Cycad weevils, New York weevil, Primitive
23
51
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cape
23 Genera with 51 Species
#ACEGHMOPT
Amorphocephala Damoiseau, 1966
0SpeciesTaxom
Amphibolocorynus Schoenherr, 1847
0SpeciesTaxom
Antliarhinus Schoenherr, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Antliarhis Billberg, 17841SpeciesTaxom
Antliarrhinus Gemminger & ..., 19081SpeciesTaxom
Apiomorphus Wagner, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Apion Herbst, 18333SpeciesTaxom
Cerobates Schoenherr, 1840
0SpeciesTaxom
Cyanapion Bokor, 18081SpeciesTaxom
Cylas Latrreille, 18712SpeciesTaxom
Episus Billberg, 198624SpeciesTaxom
Gyllenhalia Aurivillius, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Gynandrorhynchus Lacordaire, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Hexatmetus Marshall, 1927
0SpeciesTaxom
Microcerus Schoenherr, 17816SpeciesTaxom
Orfilaia Haedo Rossi, 18332SpeciesTaxom
Oxystoma Dumeril, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Perapion Wagner, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Platymerus Schoenherr, 18363SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoceocephalus Kleine, 1920
0SpeciesTaxom
Taeniapion Schilsky, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Tanaos Schonherr, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Thunbergapion Alonso-Zarazaga, 18131SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape
51 Species
Antliarhinus signatus Gyllenhal, 1836Forest plume fern
Antliarhis zamiae Thunberg, 1784
Antliarrhinus peglerae Péringuey, 1908
Apion considerandum Fåhraeus, 1871
Apion rostrum Say, 1826
Apion squamulatum Gyllenhal, 1833
Cyanapion (Bothryorrhynchapion) gyllenhalii Kirby, 1808
Cylas cyanescens Boheman, 1833
Cylas semipunctatus Fåhraeus, 1871
Episus aculeatus Labram and I..., 1838Atlantic trumpetfish
Episus angusticollis Fåhraeus, 1871
Episus contractus Fåhraeus, 1871
Episus dregei Boheman, 1840
Episus echinatus Boheman, 1840
Episus elongatus Aurivillius, 1885
Episus fictus Gyllenhal, 1840Flutemouth
Episus flexuosus Boheman, 1840
Episus gibbosus Aurivillius, 1885
Episus hopei Boheman, 1840
Episus hypocritus Gyllenhal, 1833
Episus inermicollis Gyllenhal, 1840Flutemouth
Episus mendosus Gyllenhal, 1833
Episus opalinus Aurivillius, 1885
Episus robustus Aurivillius, 1885
Episus roelofsi Aurivillius, 1885
Episus rostratus Fabricius, 1781
Episus rotundicollis Aurivillius, 1885
Episus saritae Louw, 1986Pacific cornetfish
Episus simulator Dalman, 1833
Episus sputatilius Gyllenhal, 1833
Episus tubervultus Louw, 1986Pacific cornetfish
Episus westermanni Aurivillius, 1885
Episus whiteheadi Louw, 1986Pacific cornetfish
Gyllenhalia crinita Marshall, 1959Arrowshaft
Gynandrorhynchus vittipennis Fåhraeus, 1871
Microcerus costalis Fåhraeus, 1871
Microcerus cretaceus Gyllenhal, 1840Flutemouth
Microcerus grisescens Gyllenhal, 1840Flutemouth
Microcerus inaequalis Gyllenhal, 1840Flutemouth
Microcerus latipennis Fåhraeus, 1871
Microcerus retusus Fabricius, 1781
Orfilaia truncata Boheman, 1829
Orfilaia vulsellata Gyllenhal, 1833
Oxystoma craccae Linnaeus, 1767
Perapion antiquum Gyllenhal, 1833South African emex weevil
Platymerus eckloni Gyllenhal, 1836Forest plume fern
Platymerus winthemi Gyllenhal, 1836Forest plume fern
Platymerus zeyheri Gyllenhal, 1836Forest plume fern
Taeniapion delicatulum Wollaston, 1857
Tanaos fallax Gyllenhal, 1839
Thunbergapion limbatum Thunberg, 1813

Subnodes of Brentidae with occurrences in Cape
SubfamilyAntliarhininae
Schoenherr, 1823
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyApioninae
Schoenherr, 1823
Pear-shaped Weevils
10
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyBrentinae
Billberg, 1820
Straight-snouted weevils
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyphagoginae
Kolbe, 1892
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMicrocerinae
Lacordaire, 1863
3
31
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyNanophyinae
Gistel, 1856
2
0
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTrachelizinae
Lacordaire, 1865
2
1
Genera
Species

Taxom



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